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In response to "Yes, I trust the guy with the hammer and sickle in their Twitter avatar. -- nm" by spamlet

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

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Oct 21 '21, 14:11

everyone and then tax it based on means. I recognize that that's not without challenges, but it is simpler and requires building less of a bureaucracy.

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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

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