[notacoward]

"Zero-sum thinker" does not in any way suggest idiocy. It's a term from game theory, for a game where one cannot win without another losing. Neither UBI nor this discussion need to be like that. You're getting outraged over something you made up (and apparently ran away from two posts later). Maybe you should try engaging with actual arguments instead of dismissing them because of (what you incorrectly think are) Bad Words. GP is correct that zero-sum thinking is one source of resistance to UBI (though I'd say it's not the only one) and that we must overcome that for UBI to be implemented.

[psadauskas]

> If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.

-- Lyndon B. Johnson