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To: DannyTN

A conservative point of view on universal basic income here:

http://theweek.com/article/index/265999/why-reform-conservatives-should-embrace-a-universal-basic-income

We should do with less bureaucracy, fewer handouts and empower people to take control of their own lives. Which is what a sensible UBI program does and its far cheaper to run and is far less intrusive than our hodgepodge of welfare programs that promote dependency and fail to reduce poverty.


108 posted on 09/09/2014 12:57:09 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Putting literally everyone on the dole is the opposite of conservative


109 posted on 09/09/2014 12:57:53 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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