In UBI discussions there is always this idea, which they even state in the article, that it "a means of unleashing the population’s creative potential". But I always have to look at this idea as not rooted in reality. Maybe some people would have their creativity unleashed, but a far larger amount would just burn all day on tiktok or on drugs given enough free money to meet their needs. This is before the effects of a hugely disastrous increase in taxes on the middle class (who is the one’s that are realistically most harmed by high taxes) […]

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