tintory@lemm.ee to Politics@beehaw.org · 8 months agoWhy Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhy Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'www.businessinsider.comtintory@lemm.ee to Politics@beehaw.org · 8 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squaredebanqued@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-28 months ago And to be clear, the use of “state” in your quote was the generic sense of the word. (emphasis added)
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months agoYou’re talking about Republicans but then saying “state” is a generic word. But anyway, assuming you mean nation-states, what makes you think there’s anything preventing nation-states from just letting their people starve? They do it all the time.
(emphasis added)
You’re talking about Republicans but then saying “state” is a generic word.
But anyway, assuming you mean nation-states, what makes you think there’s anything preventing nation-states from just letting their people starve? They do it all the time.