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Yes, I trust the guy with the hammer and sickle in their Twitter avatar. -- nm

Posted by spamlet Oct 21 '21, 13:59

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He's not wrong about the costs and inefficiencies of means testing though. The much simpler way of dealing with it would be to just provide it to - pmb Oct 21, 14:11 9
- Yup. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:20
- If you're putting that as your avatar I'm not going to bother listening to the message. Same as putting a Trump avatar. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:15 7
  - Ok, and I'm not arguing whether his "facts" are correct (I have no idea). Just the basic concept. -- (edited) - pmb Oct 21, 14:19 2
    - I concur with the general concept and the same about UBI but the devil, as always, is in the details. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:25
    - That is absolutely true. So many benefit programs run by so many different agencies is an immense economic waste. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:24
  - Great argument against avatars, I'll write that down. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:17 3
    - I'm firmly anti-avatar so I'm glad I could help. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:18 2
      - Added it to the notes for my book. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:22 1
        
        (I'm not being glib, I literally did this. I found it to be a very curious and informative sociological observation.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:24
Where's the lie in what they said, though? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:09 1
- The broader point is actually pretty good, but the lie is that the federal government doesn't actually spend $100 to ensure every $1 is correct. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:20

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Yes, I trust the guy with the hammer and sickle in their Twitter avatar. -- nm

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