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RE: Will universal basic income give too much power to whomever distributes it?
I feel that once a UBI is established it will create a slow but growing stream of empowerment to the people which will create a strong society, one which can handle the problems of balancing the power of government.
Unfortunately, you have fallen for the idea that, "oh, this time we can implement socialism better than ...".
Since no one can predict the future, the best quantifier for future behaviour is past behaviour. You have to admit that governments all over the west have a poor track record on social programs (see my post on this article for examples). It is just natural human behaviour (for good people with souls) to be optimistic and you are in good company; problem is, the people in charge are not any of these things.
That's right.
if UBI means same salary for everybody, it is collectivism. Free will will very quickly be trampled