Dems and long term mistakes.

[Mister Agenda]

It would be much more simple and efficient if the government guaranteed these people an income.

No way. So a murderer or rapist gets out of jail and gets a guaranteed income from the government?

All that does is free their time up to plan another crime. At least if they are at one of these programs they aren't sitting around all day plotting another rape or murder.

Most ex-cons are not rapists and murderers. Most of them are petty thieves, pot smokers and check kiters. And one of the main reasons they get back into crime is that they can't support themselves.

And the notion that having a job will keep someone from raping or murdering if that's what they're inclined to do is kind of silly. "I was going to rape someone tonight, but I'm just too tired from work. Looks like I'll have to wait for a day off.'

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Abolishing the minimum wage would be effectively legalizing slavery. There's no way in hell that businesses would pay workers more than what they have to, and for many jobs, that would be basically nothing.

It's almost like you completely missed the half of Heywood's proposal that involves a minimum income.