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I think BI in some form is definitely a path worth exploring (if not inevitable), but how will it gain political support short of some level of revolution? In
by prawn 10y ago
I think BI in some form is definitely a path worth exploring (if not inevitable), but how will it gain political support short of some level of revolution?
In Australia, and I imagine the US too, there is always a lot of noise and strong support for movement of power and money out of government and into increasingly consolidated corporations. Privatisation of state assets and services, etc. I know that the idea of "small government" is very popular in the US.
How might BI come to pass into popular use? The jobless masses taking up their garden tools? Or private enclaves of some sort?
On the surface you might think that successful experiments could encourage government support, but many point to the successes of the Nordic model and it rarely motivates the right to widen the safety net.