In response to Waldman's other post today. The destroy a village to save a village writ large. The end point will be, after the global village is destroyed,
the US will be a rump state Oceania, hated and vilified even more than it already is.
Technogarchs are okay with that. The rich are different from you and me.
The question I always want to ask these tech bros is, when your precious AI destroys the majority of jobs, who will be left to pay for your crap? The problem with UBI is that ultimately, humans need a purpose.
I suggest listening to (Heather Cox Richardson recently interviewed Vanessa Williamson), or reading Vanessa Williamson who has researched and written about the connection between anti-tax movements and democracy. Taxation is a fundamental element of democracy and these billionaires are being anti-democratic when they fight against taxation. As was pointed out in the article, it isn't about the money; it's about how the tax revenue is being spent.
The SCOTUS set the trajectory in 1976 with Buckley v. Valeo. I presented the analysis in 2015 at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
https://youtu.be/GcxYBfYO03I
In response to Waldman's other post today. The destroy a village to save a village writ large. The end point will be, after the global village is destroyed,
the US will be a rump state Oceania, hated and vilified even more than it already is.
Technogarchs are okay with that. The rich are different from you and me.
The question I always want to ask these tech bros is, when your precious AI destroys the majority of jobs, who will be left to pay for your crap? The problem with UBI is that ultimately, humans need a purpose.
Tech bros are competing with the Christo-fascists inside the administration. Can The People rid America of both of these ideologies in November?
I suggest listening to (Heather Cox Richardson recently interviewed Vanessa Williamson), or reading Vanessa Williamson who has researched and written about the connection between anti-tax movements and democracy. Taxation is a fundamental element of democracy and these billionaires are being anti-democratic when they fight against taxation. As was pointed out in the article, it isn't about the money; it's about how the tax revenue is being spent.