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Originally Posted by sendler
The big improvement from a basic income would come to women in the underdeveloped world where this would hopefully help them break their dependency on an abusive, male dominated system which forces high fertility rates. It only takes a couple grand per year to make an African woman independant for life.
Who's oil is it anyway? Just because you alone have the means to dig it up doesn't make it yours.
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I tend to agree with your premise, that fertility rates would decrease in Africa with a basic income (and basic education / access to contraceptives). I'm not up on African culture enough to know if women are regularly abused or dominated by oppressive men. More income might increase fertility too. Certainly better healthcare would increase infant (and mother) survivability.
Just because you alone built a house doesn't make it yours... I'm coming over for dinner and might stay the night.
If I do anything with my hands (and mind), the output of that action belongs to me unless I voluntarily forfeit a portion of that output. I must pay for infrastructure that allows me to be productive, such as roads, police, military protection, etc. Outside entities trying to gain that output by force are simple marauders, and violent resistance is justified. I will not Feel the Bern.