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Comment by Bryan Caplan
GMU econ professor, blogger, author
The Universal Basic Income is indeed worse than the status quo. In fact, all the fundamental criticisms of the welfare state apply with even greater force.
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(2017)
2y ago
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Source URL econlog.econlib.org returns 403/blocks WebFetch (also tried betonit.ai and fee.org mirrors - all 403). However web search returns very strong indirect confirmation: an Econlib article 'Why Libertarians Should Oppose the Universal Basic Income' by Bryan Caplan (Feb 2017) at the exact URL provided, containing the exact phrasing 'Universal Basic Income is indeed worse than the status quo' and 'all the fundamental criticisms of the welfare state apply with even greater force'. Author (GMU econ professor, blogger) is correctly identified. Vote 'against' on 'Implement a universal basic income' aligns perfectly with the quote. Marking ai_unverifiable strictly because source page itself cannot be fetched directly.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 2h ago
replying to Bryan Caplan