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We could be closer to the ideals of Star Trek Federation society than we think, where accumulating money is not that necessary and work could be for the sole pu
by Tiktaalik 13y ago
We could be closer to the ideals of Star Trek Federation society than we think, where accumulating money is not that necessary and work could be for the sole purpose of self fufilment.
A notion of a minimum guaranteed income would be necessary in addition to all the robotic automation.
- dllthomas 13y agoI don't know that "minimum guaranteed income" has a precise meaning, but it's worth noting that "Guaranteed Minimum Income" and "Basic Income" are different things, and that the Canadian experiment called "Mincome" was a Basic Income program.
- Tiktaalik 13y agoThanks I didn't realize these were two different concepts. I feel like I've heard Minimum Guaranteed Income described as Basic Income before. I meant Basic Income.
- dllthomas 13y ago"I feel like I've heard Minimum Guaranteed Income described as Basic Income before." You probably have. There's certainly some confusion about, which is why I make a habit of noting the distinction - so we are at least clear which we're talking about.