Beehaw
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
 tintory   ( @tintory@lemm.ee )  to Politics · 2 years ago

Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'

www.businessinsider.com

external-link
message-square
45
link
fedilink
110
external-link

Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'

www.businessinsider.com

 tintory   ( @tintory@lemm.ee )  to Politics · 2 years ago
message-square
45
link
fedilink
Republican lawmakers from five states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs, citing costs for taxpayers.
  •  flatbield   ( @furrowsofar@beehaw.org ) 
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    Nicely put. I just cannot tell if that is how you feel or your just channeling.

    For me, I am divided. On one hand people do nothing unless motivated and needing basic necessities is a powerful motivator. On the other, I am curious as to the most cost effective approach. Plus I would much rather spend money on people getting along then police and armies.

    Edit: Just thinking, maybe call me a libertarian socialist. Maybe that is why I am always confused.

    •  adderaline   ( @ondoyant@beehaw.org ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      2 years ago

      people do nothing unless motivated

      this is an assumption worth challenging. the evidence suggests, in fact, that people are almost always doing things!

      •  flatbield   ( @furrowsofar@beehaw.org ) 
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        It is an interesting question. That is, the question if what motivates people to be productive. I think it varies widely.

        •  Psychadelligoat   ( @gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          2 years ago

          the question if what motivates people to be productive. I think it varies widely.

          That is accurate, but does not mean that basic survival should be that motivation.

    •  The Bard in Green   ( @thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 years ago

      I’m making fun of it. I am also a libertarian socialist or something.

    •  The Bard in Green   ( @thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 years ago

      deleted by creator

Politics

politics

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !politics@beehaw.org

In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it’s a political happening, you can post it here.


Guidelines for submissions:
  • Where possible, post the original source of information.
    • If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
  • Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
  • Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
  • Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
  • Social media should be a source of last resort.

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.


Subcommunities on Beehaw:

  • Socialism

This community’s icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 27 users / day
  • 350 users / week
  • 810 users / month
  • 2.7K users / 6 months
  • 2.38K local subscribers
  • 11.1K subscribers
  • 3.64K Posts
  • 21.1K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  •  Chris Remington   ( @remington@beehaw.org ) 
  •  alyaza [they/she]   ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) 
  •  TheRtRevKaiser   ( @TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org ) 
  •  Gaywallet (they/it)   ( @Gaywallet@beehaw.org ) 
  •  JuBe   ( @JuBe@beehaw.org ) 
  •  JCPhoenix   ( @JCPhoenix@beehaw.org ) 
  •  Gil (he/they)   ( @kalanggam@beehaw.org ) 
  •  circularfish   ( @circularfish@beehaw.org ) 
  •  knokelmaat   ( @knokelmaat@beehaw.org ) 
  • BE: 0.19.13
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code