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by tom_morrow 4051 days ago
money has to come from somewhere, and it has to go somewhere.

just like water, money disappears forever once used.

water flows from the mountain into the sea, and one day the river will run dry.

the government is like Niagara falls, a huge waste of money/water.

Universal Basic Income would accelerate this flow of moneywater, and is so obviously a bad idea that its opposite, Universal Basic Outgo is a good idea.

UBO would reverse the flow of moneywater by taking the same monthly sum of money from every citizen and pumping it uphill.

this would motivate everybody to work harder, resulting in a happier society with enormous moneywater reserves in the mountains.