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aleph_minus_one 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ireland is making basic income for artists program...

We can redefine the "universal" part to mean "universal to those who need it ('need' by some arbitrary regularly changing criterion)". :-)

Yokolos 7 months ago [–]

Then by definition it's not universal and it's not UBI anymore ...

aleph_minus_one 7 months ago | [–]

Politicians only care about definitions if they serve their agenda.

Yokolos 7 months ago | | [–]

... people care about definitions. We all care about definitions. What are you even talking about? We're not politicians and we're arguing definitions. Dude, go out and touch grass.

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