KatjaOct 6, 2023
I just boosted "I think that the biggest reason I believe that we need universal basic income is so that people always have an out. A bad relationship, a bad job, a bad situation, even discovering you've overrotated on something that's turning into a scam or a cult. You should always be able to walk away without fearing destitution."
but,
more than that, we should have UBI so disability isn't a crime with a death sentence.
Show threadThe TurtleOct 6, 2023

@Katja but the whole America Thing was built on fear of destitution! "Do what we want or you'll end up on the street AND we'll take your keeeeedz awayyyyyy..."

I am in favor of anything that cuts the nuts off of both those threats.

Seen too many people stay in shitty jobs, locations, relationships solely because of that fear. People who'd have been so much better without that hanging over their heads.

Show threadKatja
@the_turtle America continues to be built on the threat of misery. It's stunning when it's more and more obvious it's so unnecessary, except billionaires and politicians want their $$ and power.
Oct 6, 2023 at 3:32pmWeb
Show threadThe TurtleOct 6, 2023

@Katja i will say that Democrats don't always help. Yes, they try to get people help, but then they dildo off into the weeds with shit like "means testing" and "work requirements" and "drug testing" just to act tough for the cameras and end up helping a lot less people.

These recent UBI experiments give me hope.

Show threadKatjaOct 6, 2023
@the_turtle I'm...very agnostic on the Dems right now, tbh.
I do keep hope that the way things are going is unsustainable, so eventually we will get the services we need.
Show threadThe TurtleOct 6, 2023

@Katja neither party has a good history when it comes to "drive it till it breaks, then we'll rebuild it right."

They both tend to rebuild things half-assed.

Show threadKatjaOct 7, 2023
@the_turtle ...I'm just gonna stand here on the hill of "none of them build anything, one of them just lets the people build more things than the other without pushing it all down".