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I don't "know" if any of this is a good idea, but I'm glad to see it at the top of HN & elsewhere, where people can start to consider different ways of dealing
by jmadsen 11y ago
I don't "know" if any of this is a good idea, but I'm glad to see it at the top of HN & elsewhere, where people can start to consider different ways of dealing with a changing world economy. We need to allow ourselves to consider new ways of thinking about work, welfare and income
- jensen123 11y agoI don't know either, but I find it interesting. I guess it really needs to be tested in the real world, in order to see whether or not it will actually work.
- gpvos 11y agoThings like this have been posted quite often lately (some cities in the Netherlands are also starting small-scale experiments, and a rather high basic income was proposed in Switzerland a few months ago; I think all of those were posted here). I'm all in favour of a basic income (or at least of testing whether it works), but I wouldn't actually dare post here about it in fear of creating an overload...