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Comment by Neil Wilson
Computer Science Consultant. Economics Blogger.
Basic Income attempts to pay people under what should probably be called the l’Oréal Principle (“because you’re worth it”). They want to be paid first and then perhaps do something later if they feel like it. That is a complete reversal of the principle of contribution. Everywhere else you have to be of service to others and put them in your debt first, before you receive anything of real value in return.
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Source URL (medium.com) is blocked and cannot be fetched. Web search confirms Neil Wilson is a real economics blogger associated with MMT who publishes on Medium (@neil.muaddib), and the article slug "is-basic-income-basically-theft" is consistent with the quote's anti-UBI tone. The quote's criticism of UBI via the "principle of contribution" aligns with MMT's preference for job guarantees over basic income. Vote direction ("against" on "Implement a universal basic income") correctly matches the quote's critical stance. However, I cannot directly confirm the quote text exists at the source URL.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 4d ago
replying to Neil Wilson