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> just accept that some people are not gonna be able to survive. Their arguments against unemployment benefits are instructive. I don't think a livable UBI is
by sangnoir 5y ago
> just accept that some people are not gonna be able to survive.
Their arguments against unemployment benefits are instructive. I don't think a livable UBI is a possibility in the current US political climate, doubly so since it cannot be sustained by income taxes on a shrunken labor base, necessitating more taxes on robot companies.
- pydry 5y ago>I don't think a livable UBI is a possibility in the current US political climate I can't help but wonder sometimes if that isn't the point for some people. A raised minimum wage has the potential to become expensive. Pipe dreams, meanwhile, are free.