Basic income was literally invented by libertarian economist Milton Friedman as an alternative to means-tested welfare and Republican Richard Nixon liked the idea. Do they have mush for brains? Richard Nixon said, "The purpose of the negative income tax was to provide both a safety net for the poor and a financial incentive for welfare recipients to work." This idea that basic income is socialist when it was invented by a fucking libertarian is laughable.
Basic income was literally invented by libertarian economist Milton Friedman as an alternative to means-tested welfare and Republican Richard Nixon liked the idea. Do they have mush for brains? Richard Nixon said, "The purpose of the negative income tax was to provide both a safety net for the poor and a financial incentive for welfare recipients to work." This idea that basic income is socialist when it was invented by a fucking libertarian is laughable.