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by mantas 2002 days ago
The original idea of UBI was to drop all welfare apparatus, add saved moneys to welfare budget and then give it away equally.

But now it's turning into a beast that doesn't remove much of existing complexity and adds additional welfare. Money source for a meaningful payout be damned.
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scotty79 2001 days ago
You can drop a lot of means tested support for the poor. But I don't think it was to abolish all welfare for special needs groups.
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mantas 2001 days ago
The very initial idea in libertarian circles was to abolish literally all welfare.

The problem is once you start looking into leaving safety nets, bureaucracy is no longer reduced and budget savings no longer happen. Then you need to find a ton fo extra €€€€ to fund UBI. Suddenly „yay no nanny state“ becomes „yay more taxes“...

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