Don ' t let your memes be dreams . <| sep |> Is there anyone here who would stop supporting basic income if these experiments showed that people were spending it on whatever they wanted , rather than what other people deemed worthwhile ? <| sep |> This story is 12 years old . <| sep |> That right there is a speculative and unfalsifiable assertion with zero substance . Please back it up with some hard evidence . <| sep |> Holodomor sure , but you ' re arguing it is fair for the author to count starvation deaths because Holodomor happened . That ' s like saying you can count all airplane deaths as victims of terrorism because 911 happened . To your second point , sure prisons affect people ' s health . Cigarettes affect people ' s health . Diet and excercise affect health . If someone smokes cigarettes , eats unhealthily , and dies in a pakistani prison , what cause of death do you suspect the author chose ?