Universal basic income advocate @MichaelDTubbs tells @mehdirhasan it's hard to take Republicans seriously when they call UBI "socialist": "Socialism is a word that the right uses anytime we talk about any government program that helps people of color as well as white people."

Mar 30, 2021 · 11:57 PM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @MichaelDTubbs @mehdirhasan
Conservatives need to spend some more effort actually looking into why they should support UBI too. medium.com/basic-income/if-y…

If You Think Basic Income is “Free Money” or Socialism, Think Again

by Scott Santens

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @MichaelDTubbs @mehdirhasan
#UBI is capitalism without poverty. i.e. capitalism with actual free markets. i.e. more capitalist than what we have now. Anyone who calls it socialism/communism either does not understand the terms or is blatantly lying.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @MichaelDTubbs @mehdirhasan
I think economic transfers from government to citizens shouldn't be politicized or polarized as either socialist or capitalist, rightist or leftist ideology. The objective should be more economic than political and aimed at improving livelihoods of all races regardless.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @MichaelDTubbs @mehdirhasan
I like to throw this back at them. I haven't gotten many (any) return acknowledgements. ("Openly Black"...short and to the point!)