88 – UBI and Other Forms of (Evil?) Taxes

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

The Importance of Having a Consulting Expert on Your Podcast

01:43 • 1min

3

Universal Basic Income: A Bad Policy Debate

03:12 • 2min

4

The Pros and Cons of UBI

04:44 • 2min

5

The Negative Income Tax

06:34 • 2min

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How a Negative Income Tax Reduces the Leaky Bucket Effect

08:17 • 2min

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The Cost of a Negative Income Tax

10:03 • 2min

8

The Psychology Behind Negative Income Taxes

12:09 • 2min

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The Importance of a Positive Income Tax

13:42 • 3min

10

The Differences Between UBI and Negative Income Tax

16:37 • 2min

11

How to Fund a Government Program

19:05 • 2min

12

What Are the Three Types of Taxes That You Mentioned?

20:37 • 2min

13

The Pros and Cons of Progressive Income Taxes

22:13 • 2min

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The Progression of Income Taxes

23:47 • 2min

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The Problem With Wealth Taxes

25:19 • 2min

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The Benefits of UBI Over Negative Income Tax

27:45 • 2min

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UBI vs. The Status Quo

29:33 • 2min

18

The Pros and Cons of Negative Income Tax

31:23 • 2min

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The Pros and Cons of UBI

33:30 • 2min

20

The Pros and Cons of a Low Overhead UBI

35:10 • 3min

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The Inefficiencies of UBI

38:30 • 2min

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The Negative Impact of UBI on Productivity

40:33 • 2min

23

The Value of Disagreement

42:21 • 2min

24

AI and the Cost of Living

44:09 • 2min

25

The Future of AI

46:30 • 2min

26

How Self-Driving Cars and Self-Bagging Grocery Make My Cost of Living Go Down

48:30 • 3min

27

The Implications of Comparative Advantage in AI

51:10 • 3min

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The Importance of a Minimum Wage

53:42 • 2min

29

How to Distribute a UBI

55:43 • 2min

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The Importance of Payroll Taxes

58:00 • 2min

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The Problem With Payroll Taxes

59:43 • 2min

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Somalia: A Straw Man and an Example of Anarchy

01:01:49 • 2min

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The Politics of UBI

01:03:31 • 2min

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of a UBI

01:05:18 • 2min

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The Importance of Location in a UPI or NIT System

01:06:53 • 2min

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The Importance of a Cost of Living Index

01:08:28 • 2min

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The Importance of Having No Friends or Family

01:10:02 • 2min

38

The Problem With Digital Nomads

01:11:41 • 2min

39

The Importance of Rationality

01:13:45 • 2min

40

The Rationalist Audiobook

01:15:34 • 2min

41

How to Subvert the Church and Win Virtue Points

01:17:22 • 2min

42

The Unsurprised

01:19:03 • 2min

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The Bystander Effect

01:20:48 • 2min

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How to Be a Better Rationalist

01:22:47 • 2min

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The Negative Bystander Effect of Science Headlines

01:24:32 • 2min

46

The Correlation Between Air Pollution and Alzheimer's Occurrence

01:26:40 • 2min

47

The False Dilemma

01:28:22 • 2min

48

The Noble Lies of Plato

01:30:03 • 2min

49

The Three Alternatives to Santa Claus

01:31:55 • 2min

50

How to Obtain Third Alternatives

01:33:40 • 2min

51

The Psychology of Altruism

01:35:15 • 2min

52

Third Alternatives for After-Lifeism

01:37:38 • 2min

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The Pros and Cons of After-Lifeism

01:39:58 • 2min

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The Importance of Setting a Timer

01:41:43 • 2min

55

How to Create Less Wrong

01:43:50 • 2min

56

The Importance of Souls

01:45:22 • 2min

57

The Importance of Afterlife Ism

01:47:08 • 2min

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Unweaving the Rainbow

01:49:06 • 2min

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The Benefits of Afterlifeism

01:51:04 • 2min

60

The Noble Lies of After-Life Ism

01:52:42 • 3min

61

The Epistemic Advantage of Life Insurance

01:55:27 • 2min

62

Breath of the Wild Trailer

01:57:05 • 3min

63

The First Week of Release of My Novel

01:59:49 • 3min

64

How to Buy a Paperback Book

02:02:31 • 2min