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hx87 on Aug 21, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the m...

Or, you know, we could tax the disruptors (and the rest of the economy) and give everyone an UBI.

briandear on Aug 21, 2016 [–]

We already tax them. I'll support UBI if that's conditional on ending every other government welfare program -- including student loans and grants, health subsidies, etc.

It would be hugely more efficient!

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