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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Uh no, a policy position is anything a voter wants a government to do. Period. Many such positions are not mainstream, many of them are unpopular, many of them are not endorsed by a major political party. But they are nevertheless policy positions.
But... can you clear some things up for me? First, how do you square your admission that 70% of American voters favor medicare for all, then turn around and say that the American people "reject the nanny state" and will vehemently reject any "socialist" program?
Also, you complain about "whiny bitches" not voting for Biden, but what would your reaction be if one of them responded to you by saying "that's the way it is and get used to it"...?
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You posted a video of someone saying it wouldn't bankrupt us, with absolutely no math shown. Your screen name is mathgod. I showed my work, with sources and reasonable detail.
I emotionally think UBI is a great idea, and am predisposed to be in favor of it. But a 13 minute rant with no numbers isn't an actual source. If you could demonstrate with sourced information a credible plan to come up with the $200-500 billion that would be required, I would instantly be on your side. I've tried to help with that in the post above, providing values for other programs that could be cancelled and taxes that could be raised. Maybe I've missed some huge amount of provincial spending that could go to this?
Because that video was just handwaving and saying of course we can afford it. I watched the whole thing and feel dumber for it.