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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Hydra

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4. That's the reason some libertarians like the idea

Reply to jeff47 (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 8, 2015, 07:10 PM

Sep 2015

They hate the whole nanny state thing. I do too in this case- I used to be in the services offices every week submitting paperwork and working around their denials to my disabled relative. So much time and money is spent trying to throw people off the programs that I wouldn't be surprised if that was 2/3 the cost of it.

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Time for a guaranteed income? [View all] eridani Sep 2015 OP

Past time Hydra Sep 2015 #1

It would probably be cheaper than the overhead for all of our other programs. jeff47 Sep 2015 #2

That's the reason some libertarians like the idea Hydra Sep 2015 #4

it worked in Canada so they shut it down MisterP Sep 2015 #3