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This is a statement of conservative ideology. We can't make things better because government never works. It's empirically untrue, but highly effective at defending the status quo.
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I'm selective. UBI seems smart. It's elegant and easy to deliver with limited admin costs. Most policy interventions aimed at helping people are run by untalented govt people and wind up bloated agencies that deliver little of value.
And let's be clear. Man's ability to fix things like poverty or poor judgment of the lower end generally is really limited. Throughout history in every society there have been loads of people living shit existences. It's a nasty mix of bad luck, bad govt policies of the past, and poor judgment. I see lots of poor people in this state and some are truly horrible cases of fate visiting cruel circumstances. But just as much can be blamed on these people making godawful choices.
We pretend the human condition can be significantly overcome when in reality it often can only be fixed at the margins.
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"The people of color working toward equality are the real racists" is also a statement of conservative ideology, but you've done some impressive work to obscure your point here.
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That's not what I said at all. How you reached that crazy assessment of the words I wrote I have no idea.
