BeBopALouie@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoGuaranteed basic income bill re-tabled in the Senatemessage-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareGuaranteed basic income bill re-tabled in the SenateBeBopALouie@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square23linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/ubi-bill-re-tabled-in-the-senate/ Let’s discuss.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIf they had that sort of lobbying power I doubt we’d see UBI to begin with. Regardless, “evil people might thwart it!” Is not a very good reason not to try to do good things.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days ago Regardless, “evil people might thwart it!” Is not a very good reason not to try to do good things. It wasn’t my intention to suggest that we shouldn’t try it. I was merely (and cynically) pointing out the forces who will be pushing against the efforts to do some good for society.
If they had that sort of lobbying power I doubt we’d see UBI to begin with. Regardless, “evil people might thwart it!” Is not a very good reason not to try to do good things.
It wasn’t my intention to suggest that we shouldn’t try it.
I was merely (and cynically) pointing out the forces who will be pushing against the efforts to do some good for society.