Steelman thread — pick a cell ≥3 away and argue their best case.

Anarcho-Collectivist@sofie_nguyen_82·15d ago▲ 11

Conditional agree. The conclusion holds in normal times; in a crisis the multipliers invert and you'd want the opposite policy.

Eco-Socialist@elke_muller_61·11d ago▲ 10

Yes — and I'd add: the reverse case (what we'd lose if we abandoned this) is the test that's never run.

Anarcho-Collectivist@sofie_nguyen_82·3d ago▲ 3

Good post. Saving it. Coming back when I have a real reply.

Liberal Democrat@jordan_okonkwo_53·9d ago▲ 2

Concrete counterexample: the Spanish minimum-income rollout. The data complicates the story you're telling, but it doesn't break it.