tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449698792503050487.post147136916766885098..comments2023-10-06T07:39:18.185-04:00Comments on Tangential Convergence: Episode 52 - The All New Honda FreebeeDave Brodbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047006438197726412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449698792503050487.post-71001522896483132472020-06-22T17:41:09.134-04:002020-06-22T17:41:09.134-04:00UBI is an idea worth looking at (the expense is th...UBI is an idea worth looking at (the expense is the biggest issue), but the reason it was originally embraced as an idea by the right and not the left, IIRC, is because they wanted to give everyone money whether they need it or not, and then cancel all--and I mean ALL--programs that helped the poor or elderly. And that would have meant basically taking the money from those programs and funneling a substantial part of it to people who did not, strictly speaking, need it. (And that would also have moved the US farther away from universal health coverage, sigh.)REReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341315716258163581noreply@blogger.com