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Don’t forget that $1T of that total $4T is just spent on social security — this could potentially replace social security, so that number could go towards UBI instead

I’m not sold on UBI but it does sound possible



It means more than doubling the federal budget, which already exceeds tax revenue considerably. UBI of $1000/mo might be doable in Zimbabwe as long as you don’t care what 1000 Zimbabwe dollars actually buys you....




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