Universal Basic Income Has Been Tested Repeatedly. It Works. Will America Ever Embrace It?

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This is sadly the truth. The thought of too many black people getting help scares this country gravely. It's too much like reparations.
The proof of that is on here, every day. Remember when they presented the bill for black farmers, the both sides folks on here “it’s not enough, it’s pandering”, racists decided to sue to block it, they were successful, the both siders on here “do nothing democrats”, they ended up having to change the language on the bill, even though the bill still does what it was intended for, and they actually got it passed, the both siders on here “see, the Dems only care about Indians, and Asians”, we know what the “both siders” are doing, but the average person that does not understand “both sider” logic easily buys into that garbage, because they are have low IQ when it comes to politics.
 

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Nika Soon-Shiong is co-director of the Compton Pledge program, which gives 800 recipients $3,600 to $7,200 a year based on family size. Some receive money biweekly, others monthly, quarterly, or in one lump sum. (Ian Maddox for The Washington Post)

And this is why I don't get caught up on "cac this", "Asians" that. There are people across all ethnicities and backgrounds that are striving for a better world, and pigeonholing all people of a race is not only unproductive, but a barrier to building bridges with likeminded people. Of course white supremacy in all its forms needs to be called out, and anti black sentiments within groups does too, but ignoring those trying to make a real difference is feeding into the "divide and conquer" techniques white supremacists have been applying for centuries.
 

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How much in taxes the U.S pulls each year:
FY 2021$3.86 (estimated)
FY 2020$3.71 trillion (estimated)
FY 2019$3.46 trillion (actual)
FY 2018$3.33 trillion
FY 2017$3.32 trillion
FY 2016$3.27 trillion
FY 2015$3.25 trillion
FY 2014$3.02 trillion
FY 2013$2.77 trillion
FY 2012$2.45 trillion
FY 2011$2.30 trillion
FY 2010$2.16 trillion
FY 2009$2.10 trillion
FY 2008$2.52 trillion
FY 2007$2.57 trillion
FY 2006$2.41 trillion
FY 2005$2.15 trillion
FY 2004$1.88 trillion
FY 2003$1.78 trillion
FY 2002$1.85 trillion
FY 2001$1.99 trillion
FY 2000$2.03 trillion
FY 1999$1.82 trillion
FY 1998$1.72 trillion
FY 1997$1.58 trillion
FY 1996$1.45 trillion
FY 1995$1.35 trillion
FY 1994$1.26 trillion
FY 1993$1.15 trillion
FY 1992$1.09 trillion
FY 1991$1.05 trillion
FY 1990$1.03 trillion
FY 1989$991 billion
FY1988$909 billion
FY 1987$854 billion
FY 1986$769 billion
FY 1985$734 billion
FY 1984$666 billion
FY 1983$601 billion
FY 1982$618 billion
FY 1981$599 billion
FY 1980$517 billion

We know that's practically impossible but we'd like to see where each dollar has gone each year and have more transparency. The specifics too, basically where every single dollar ended up: like how the IRS tracks people down. Release those records.

Best believe people are taking bigger cuts and instead of using that money for fixing roads, disaster relief, etc. and other shyt they promised.

Most likely these politicians (republicans or their CEO pals primarily) are pocketing it and probably spending it on startup company investments to see if they hit.

The pandemic was crazy for example: they've been taking 30-40% of each person's paycheck for decades of their lives and when those people needed it most during the pandemic, the government gave them two $1k checks to survive off for the year smh.
 
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