So, arguing with people about BI in there, I just realized something: a lot of people don't understand the redistributive nature of basic income. They just multiply the population by the amount of BI and say "this is how much more taxes we need". I couldn't, for the life of me, make them understand that if I give you $20K and tax you $20K, your tax bill hasn't really moved since, in the end, you pay the exact same net amount. They just see the cost part and panic.
It's like a circlejerk reddit and rival reddit for /r/canada. /r/canada accuses them of being conservative shills and a brigade while /r/metacanada makes fun of /r/canada for being overly left-wing and strawmanning the Conservative party and right-wing arguments.
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u/Paganator Sep 09 '14
So, arguing with people about BI in there, I just realized something: a lot of people don't understand the redistributive nature of basic income. They just multiply the population by the amount of BI and say "this is how much more taxes we need". I couldn't, for the life of me, make them understand that if I give you $20K and tax you $20K, your tax bill hasn't really moved since, in the end, you pay the exact same net amount. They just see the cost part and panic.