It’s an odd psychology that makes people resist giving $1000/mo to hard-working citizens to buy what they need, yet be OK with billions/yr given as subsidies to industries already making huge profits destroying the planet so that a tiny group of people can buy whatever they want.

Oct 25, 2020 · 10:54 AM UTC

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It does not matter if you're for that or not it would never get passed.
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It’s evil.
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Pelosi thinks more people suffering helps Democrats.
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Its an odd psychology for so many smart people to fail to comprehend that a UBI, in a capitalist, neoliberal world is a noose around our necks. #FJG is a far smarter and more powerful answer!
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It’s like a capatalist Munchausen syndrome.
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The poor are punished for being poor. The rich are rewarded for being rich.
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It's largely ignorance.
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Because they view them as undeserving - same reason we're not ready for Universal Healthcare: blog.cmhughesmd.com/?p=13

We’re not ready for Single Payer Healthcare (because we disagree on basic morality)*

“A common incantation during debates on health reform… is ‘that we all want the same thing; we merely disagree on how best to get there.’ That is rubbish.” – Uwe Reinhardt In a 2011 Republican Pres...

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