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In response to "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 " by pmb

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

Posted by spamlet Oct 21 '21, 14:15

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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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