Comment by Dany Lang

Economist. Associate Professor at University of Paris 13. Researcher at CNRS.
I don't believe in the relevance of the universal basic income proposal. [...] Personally, it is a proposal that embodies the idea of the end of work, i.e. it will not be possible any more to ensure full employment for all. However, in a society where there are many social needs not yet fulfilled, because the market mechanisms do not manage to satisfy them and because the Government, both central and local, does not take its own responsibilities, there is space for more work and for better shared work. [...] For me, the universal basic income is a weapon of massive destruction against the welfare state. AI Unverifiable source
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AI Unverifiable Source URL (francais.rt.com) is blocked by egress proxy and cannot be directly fetched. However, web search provides strong indirect confirmation: (1) Dany Lang is confirmed as an economist/associate professor at Université Paris 13 (now Sorbonne Paris Nord) and CNRS researcher — matching the author biography. (2) The CEPN (Centre d'Economie de Paris 13) website lists this exact article title "Le revenu universel est une arme de destruction massive contre l'État social" attributed to Dany Lang, dated January 24, 2017. (3) Search results describe Lang's position on UBI in detail, matching the quote content: opposition to UBI as accepting the "end of work", concern it would replace the welfare state, and the exact "weapon of massive destruction" phrasing. (4) Vote alignment is correct: vote is "against" implementing UBI, which matches the quote's strong opposition. The quote appears to be an English translation of the original French article. Marking as ai_unverifiable solely because the source URL (RT France) is blocked and cannot be directly verified. The CEPN university page (cepn.univ-paris13.fr) also blocked. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 4d ago
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