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No, and it's going to get much worse when the coming automation waves hit. We need a sociological solution. Perhaps base income?
by imglorp 10y ago
No, and it's going to get much worse when the coming automation waves hit.
We need a sociological solution. Perhaps base income?
- hx87 10y agoYes to basic income--if democratic socialists and Milton Friedman can agree on an idea, it's worth trying out at least.
- st3v3r 10y agoThere is absolutely no way in hell basic income is anywhere near the table now. It's not even in the kitchen. It's been returned to the grocery store.
- nkrisc 10y agoWhich is unfortunate since many of these out-of-work Trump supporters who are never getting their factory jobs back would likely benefit from basic income.
- madamelic 10y agoWe have to factor in, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, some people are too proud to admit they need help. The reason they want Trump is he promised that he will make it where they can help themselves.
- mason240 10y agoUBI can't work with the open border situation we currently have.
- imglorp 10y agoPresumably it would only go to citizens, yes?
- imglorp 10y agoPresumably it would only go to citizens, yes?
- ahoy 10y agoFirstly, we don't have open borders. Secondly, why not? Lots of other social programs work with the present "border situation". No illegal immigrants are drawing social security or medicaid.