Basic Income is often promoted as an idea that will solve inequality and make people less dependent on capitalist employment. However, it will instead aggravate inequality and reduce social programs that benefit the majority of people. At its Winnipeg 2016 Biennial Convention, the Canadian Liberal Party passed a resolution in support of “Basic Income.” The
I thought the US’s covid policy was already genocide by poverty. UBI sounds like a lot of extra steps to reach that goal at this point.
The politicians pushing this are nobodies. Yang’s party exists only to diminish the left. The ruling class knows socialism is gaining popularity, this is their opportunity to steal that energy and direct it into space. They will never win, and therefore never have a chance to implement this policy.