How are people responsible for their choice of parents? Formal equality of opportunity depends on starting points like birth, genetics, and education all of which are beyond the control of anyone. You're confusing excuse with explanation.Oh, the excuse making argument. You've lost when you get to that. Based on what you say, some good for nothing will always have an excuse in order to blame his/her failures in life on someone or something else when, in reality, people are where they are in life based on choices they make.
So what happens when all those who choose to live on your universal basic income decide that they deserve a $250,000 home to live in, a $5,000 a month endowment, free health services, free education, etc, etc, etc,,... and they still choose not to contribute or provide to the general good?
Will that be enough to satisfy them?
Is that a healthy society?
Do you believe people are so altruistic that they will contribute willingly when they can just demand more?
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