2026-05-13 14:05 UTC
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@Herefordrob@mindly.social 2026-05-13 14:53
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io A brilliant article and to my mind a thorough argument #UBI I will be sharing widely. Cos it's important.
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@not2b@sfba.social 2026-05-13 15:38
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io Yes, means testing means you have to have more cops to do the means testing. Make Elon pay millions more in taxes and give him a little bit back in UBI.
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@flipper@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-13 21:43
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io this makes excellent logical sense, but misses the real reason why universality is rejected. If ordinary people have a basic safety net, they won't need to go to underpaid, abusive jobs and corporations won't be able to maximize profits over basic human dignity. This loss of control makes capital nervous and they are happy to waste money to keep it.
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@DavidM_yeg@beige.party 2026-05-13 23:30
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io Absolutely, universality is the best approach for any supports. I used to be involved in a small church group that worshipped in a junior high school. We made sure the school office was provided a steady supply of ‘emergency’ food for kids that didn’t have enough, but
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@dacig@mastodon.social 2026-05-14 06:39
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io In Mexico, any person over 65 receives a state pension, with a recent exception so that women can receive it at 60, in recognition of unpaid care labour. It is now engraved in the constitution. The neoliberal economists and commentocrats are raging since implementation. They claim it is unsustainable, somehow clientelist!, and unfair: the lame goto argument to block debate, appealing to emotion. It has proven to be cheap to run, immensely popular and empowering for the elderly
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@null_hypothesis@mas.to 2026-05-14 07:13
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io This is a great piece about universality and means testing. I am trying to imagine how to craft a resilient culture that would not continue the inequality pressures and predation on the people in need. Could a society be more robust against corruption and exploitation?
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@michaelgraaf@kolektiva.social 2026-05-14 10:47
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io Universality is a no-brainer, *what exactly is provided* is the question. Elon et al want it to be only a cash dole, a boost for the retail sector which sensing fresh demand, inflates those items. Whereas universal basic goods & services sourced with economies of scale are deflationary & humane. By all means, add a cash dole once those are secured.
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@mfranzmann@sciences.social 2026-05-15 05:07
@scottsantens@hachyderm.io The only way to get rid of the stigmatizing effect is by means of universalization.