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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
I think we are actually saying the same thing for the most part. Maybe I'm just getting hung up on wording, but UBI is universal - everyone gets it. My point is there should be a means test for those that actually need UBI-like support and it gets clawed back as they start to meet their own needs. Your suggestion of having it clawed by via taxation is the same concept, but just with a different mechanism.
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Gotcha, I misinterpreted. As long as it doesn't get "removed" at some point, I think it can work. You just don't want anyone weighing a decision to improve themselves or progress with "You will lose X thousand dollars per month" as an element of that decision.