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Universal Basic Income
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RE: Universal Basic Income
(May 5, 2017 at 12:07 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: What do you mean, that they functionally pay no taxes?  They pay in, but get it all back?  While they may have a year with a bad loss, I would be willing to bet that overall, they contributed to society quite abbot more than you. I would give up my salary, to have what my boss pays in taxes.

Now if there are loop holes, that allow people to sideskirt the spirit of the tax laws, there is nothing wrong with discussing or fixing that. However I don't agree at all, that just because one has money, that they should be paying higher, just because of that. .

For some reason, I remember something about the widow's offering in the Gospels.
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Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 3, 2017 at 11:43 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 4, 2017 at 12:03 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 4, 2017 at 12:11 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 4, 2017 at 8:01 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by John V - May 4, 2017 at 8:24 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Amarok - May 5, 2017 at 6:55 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 5, 2017 at 7:40 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 5, 2017 at 7:50 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Amarok - May 5, 2017 at 11:07 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Foxaèr - May 6, 2017 at 2:26 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 6, 2017 at 8:40 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 5, 2017 at 9:30 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 5, 2017 at 9:33 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by vorlon13 - May 4, 2017 at 12:54 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Aoi Magi - May 4, 2017 at 1:11 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 4, 2017 at 1:19 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Isis - May 4, 2017 at 8:11 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Aoi Magi - May 4, 2017 at 8:21 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Isis - May 4, 2017 at 8:25 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 4, 2017 at 8:42 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Mister Agenda - May 4, 2017 at 9:53 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 4, 2017 at 11:27 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by ukatheist - May 4, 2017 at 11:22 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 4, 2017 at 11:41 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 4, 2017 at 11:43 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Isis - May 4, 2017 at 12:03 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 4, 2017 at 12:37 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Isis - May 4, 2017 at 2:34 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 4, 2017 at 2:02 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by mlmooney89 - May 4, 2017 at 12:41 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 4, 2017 at 1:23 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 4, 2017 at 1:20 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 4, 2017 at 1:34 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 4, 2017 at 2:15 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by GUBU - May 5, 2017 at 9:13 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 5, 2017 at 9:23 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by GUBU - May 5, 2017 at 9:45 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 5, 2017 at 12:21 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by GUBU - May 5, 2017 at 6:31 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 5, 2017 at 7:29 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by RoadRunner79 - May 5, 2017 at 12:07 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 5, 2017 at 4:55 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by RoadRunner79 - May 5, 2017 at 9:18 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Grandizer - May 5, 2017 at 9:28 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by mlmooney89 - May 4, 2017 at 2:15 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 4, 2017 at 2:15 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 4, 2017 at 2:16 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 4, 2017 at 2:30 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 4, 2017 at 2:32 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 4, 2017 at 4:32 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 4, 2017 at 3:02 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Jackalope - May 4, 2017 at 3:17 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by vorlon13 - May 4, 2017 at 2:21 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 4, 2017 at 3:11 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 4, 2017 at 4:37 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Mister Agenda - May 4, 2017 at 3:15 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Chad32 - May 4, 2017 at 3:20 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Jackalope - May 4, 2017 at 4:09 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 4, 2017 at 4:56 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Jackalope - May 4, 2017 at 6:30 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 4, 2017 at 10:47 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by GUBU - May 4, 2017 at 7:14 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Crunchy - May 4, 2017 at 11:07 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by bennyboy - May 5, 2017 at 12:43 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Foxaèr - May 5, 2017 at 12:45 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Mister Agenda - May 5, 2017 at 5:25 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 5, 2017 at 5:30 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Mister Agenda - May 8, 2017 at 9:34 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Seraphina - May 5, 2017 at 8:57 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by johan - May 6, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by GUBU - May 8, 2017 at 3:36 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Minimalist - May 5, 2017 at 11:24 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 6, 2017 at 9:11 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 6, 2017 at 12:14 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 6, 2017 at 12:29 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Seraphina - May 6, 2017 at 12:55 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 6, 2017 at 9:16 am
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 6, 2017 at 12:31 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 6, 2017 at 12:38 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 6, 2017 at 12:46 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by brewer - May 6, 2017 at 2:56 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by SteelCurtain - May 6, 2017 at 3:32 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by The Grand Nudger - May 6, 2017 at 6:29 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Jackalope - May 8, 2017 at 3:14 pm
RE: Universal Basic Income - by Mister Agenda - May 8, 2017 at 3:55 pm

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