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Re:Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? by madengr on Saturday January 23, 2016 @01:58PM (#10959503)
Yep, a universal basic income guaranteed by government (using violence at gunpoint to redistribute other people's money). The socialists leave out the part in brackets.
Re:Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? by overgard on Saturday January 23, 2016 @02:05PM (#10959537)
The government already uses implied violence at gunpoint to redistribute money, socialist or otherwise. The question is, does that terrifying government power mean that money goes to the rich banker, or the struggling clerk?
Re:Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? by aninhumer on Saturday January 23, 2016 @02:09PM (#10959554)
As opposed to a property system guaranteed by government (using violence at gunpoint to enforce distribution of resources according to particular rules). The libertarians leave out the part in brackets.