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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No. And that's quite my point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

all citizens are legally entitled to the same rights

It's worth pointing out that, in general and throughout history, citizenship is something that separates the privileged from the unprivileged. The in-group from the outsider. The masters and the slaves.

Touting the rights of citizens, therefore, does not necessarily rebut the parent comment's criticism.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

to test whether cash payments can protect children from the toxic stress of poverty

The answer is yes. Obviously.

I keep seeing these pilot programs and small experiments in UBI, and they all prove that people prosper and thrive more when they have more money. Nobody is surprised. Was that ever even in question?

I want to see UBI experiments, plans, etc. that tackle large-scale implementation. We've proven "BI"; that was never the hard part. We need to focus on the "U".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Assistant prosecutor Lewis Guarnieri argued to have the case move forward, which was agreed to by Warren Municipal Court Judge Terry Ivanchak.

Name and shame these monsters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's no such thing as an innocent billionaire.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait... they got prescriptions for it?

Where are the malpractice suits? Where are the licensing authorities?

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 years ago

That's an interesting euphemism for tax fraud.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Remember this when he talks about being "pro-life".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The closest I can think of--at least as far as multi-generation epics--would be Wilbur Smith novels.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's like saying that he's not going to be humiliated in the race to be the Prime Minister of the UK.

Technically true, but fundamentally dishonest.

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