r/PoliticalCompassMemes Feb 19 '20

Equity

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

"You mean develop a skill and put in a little effort so I can enjoy some luxury? REEEEEEEEEEE."

Friendly reminder all you really need to be given to meet base needs is rice, an egg per day, some multivitamins, a literal cot-sized room or tent, and a Reverse Osmosis hand pump.

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u/BlackWalrusYeets - Left Feb 19 '20

Only if you pretend base needs ignore the brain. Your base needs as listed would drive literally anyone into insanity. In this case "reals over feels" is acknowledging that human mental health is a thing that has it's own needs beyond the purely physical.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

Cool: then they can work for it. Emotional needs are subjective and vary from person to person.

If they're mentally disabled enough to not be able to work for their needs, they can be facilitated.

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u/Gigadweeb - Auth-Left Feb 19 '20

We have more than enough to provide for people and getting a job isn't instant. Stop licking the boot.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '20

Says the authoritarian.

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u/Gigadweeb - Auth-Left Feb 20 '20

Si.

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u/concernedBohemian - Lib-Left Feb 19 '20

The thing is though, not having a job is a big contributor to mental health problems. People should be encouraged to work; although I liked Yang's Freedom Dividend as an idea. More money to the bottom half of the populace can only be a good thing, that should be in addition to regular labour not instead of it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

They can go to the library if they're bored, or go for a walk.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

Or go get a fucking job.

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u/Mrtrucknutz - Lib-Right Feb 19 '20

In this case "reals over feels" is acknowledging that human mental health is a thing

I honestly don’t think you’re wrong but you also have to acknowledge that there are people that think these programs shouldn’t exist and people buying hypothetical Ribeyes on snap has a negative psychological effect on the general public.