Originally posted by cdtm
Seriously man.I know half the fun of politics is piling on, but one thing I can never get anyone on the left to talk about: Isn't there any concern against abusing the system, and maybe taking this as an opportunity to improve on it?
I mean, everybody knows people absolutely do "game the system". Whether that matters to anyone, seems to depend on what team you're playing for. Cons can never, EVER find fault with the military industrial complex or capitalism.
And leftists can't ever seem to care about abusing social services, or weaponizing race for political gain.
In fact, political opportunism in general seems uncomfortably tolerated by both sides, far as I'm concerned.
Personally, I'd like a system where [b]everybody loses
.Yes, loses. I think people need to accept loss with a lot more grace then they do. Anyone can be passionate about gaining something. [/B]
I'm not sure what you actually mean here though. People turning a blind eye to welfare fraud? That's one of the reasons UBI has growing support. Welfare fraud isn't as common as some think, but it's near impossible with UBI in theory.