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crunchycrispy t1_jcyq6wa wrote

Reply to comment by Takahashi_Raya in With a universal income, will we stop working? by berlinparisexpress

you just said the exact same thing i said.

i understand your argument “if 250 covers basic living expenses that should be the amount”. my original point was that there is no world where 250 covers basic living expenses. do you understand? it’s really simple. i’m saying the same thing you are, i’m just using real world numbers and you keep acting like we live in 1942.

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Takahashi_Raya t1_jcyqftq wrote

your real-world numbers are not realistic either. I was using 250 as an example I could have used anything else.

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crunchycrispy t1_jd0eemx wrote

they are absolutely realistic where i live. where do you live?

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Takahashi_Raya t1_jd0gp61 wrote

The Netherlands but that's not the point. it feels like I'm talking to a wall who doesn't understand the basic concept of UBI since all you are focusing on is the amount you'd need specifically for your place of residence which isn't the point of UBI. we are just going in circle's and frankly, I'm not in the mood for this stupidity going further. I'm ending this convo here.

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crunchycrispy t1_jd13zu0 wrote

i am truly baffled as to why you felt the need to make this point that i was already making in the first place. i was simply saying that $250 was not enough to achieve UBI’s goals where I live, and here you are tying yourself in knots with anger saying “well the UBI should be whatever amount achieves it’s goals”. I can’t tell if this is a language barrier or not but you’re truly not making any point that contradicts what I’m saying.

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