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Re:Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? by AnthonyMouse on Saturday January 23, 2016 @01:49PM (#10959455)
Nobody who has money in hand and is starving is going to buy lottery tickets instead of food.
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Re:Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? by icebraining on Saturday January 23, 2016 @02:41PM (#10959710)
Exactly. If you're worried, just give in small amounts, so that one can never blow the month's income when they're well-fed.
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Re:Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? by cavisne on Saturday January 23, 2016 @06:51PM (#10960709)
They are very likely to buy drugs though
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