Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: ‘Is money a birthright now?’

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1. Because it all goes to the immigrants and crime ridden lazy people. At least, that is how they see it. Rural folks are taught to hate city folk and other countries to promote American exceptionalism and support their local mining and oil Industries.

   That is how they kept as wage slaves on the plantations.

2. It’s because a few billionaires who are obsessed with cutting taxes, are lobbying against it. This is a pretty good article about who is financing this anti UBI bs [ScottSantens](https://www.scottsantens.com/billionaire-fueled-lobbying-group-behind-the-state-bills-to-ban-universal-basic-income-experiments-ubi/)

3. Because those of us that work and pay taxes don’t like the idea of other people getting direct monetary benefit from those taxes without producing any benefit to us or the nation. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. Simple as that!

4. Why should workers support lazy people?

5. Republicans prefer to use the government to provide opportunities regardless of the outcome for the individual.

   Democrats prefer to use the government to provide results regardless of the effort of the individual.

   Republicans think they can achieve anything as long as the government doesn’t interfere.

   Democrats believe they can achieve anything with the help of the government.

   Choose your fate.

6. Here is the thing. I have no problem with my tax dollars going to someone in need. Almost everyone has at some point in their lives needed help. From a religious perspective it is the Christian thing to do, so I really don’t want to hear any arguments from religious conservatives on this one. The problem is the government is already terribly inefficient at spending my taxes and I don’t particularly trust them at this point, nor should I given their track record.

7. Republicans only think money is a birthright when you’re inheriting corruptly accrued wealth

8. Billionaires certainly think money is a birthright, but only for themselves. They’re more than happy to take billions of dollars in subsidies from Uncle Sugar, but God forbid one of those dirty lazy poors get a few bucks to buy dinner.