• Thrillhouse@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    WhY sHoUlD I use MY TaX DoLlArS tO pAy FoR pEoPlE wHo ArE TOO LAZY tO wOrK

    This is also their argument against universal healthcare which I find astonishing.

    • Pat_Riot@lemmy.today
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      7 months ago

      I’m for available free housing and a Universal Basic Income, not even so I can quit working. I want it so I can quit working with people who won’t pull their weight. If I’m going to carry your sorry ass anyway, let me do it in a way that saves me having to interact with you. It could probably all be paid for by the amount my country’s military misplaces every year, too.

      • lightnegative@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Huh, I never thought of it from this perspective.

        It does rely on those people being aware that they’re not pulling their weight though. I’ve also worked with people who accomplished very little but thought they were the most productive ever and gods gift to the business