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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by quietwhisper on Monday April 04, 2016 @03:32PM (#11424715)
Sorry, what statistics?

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/09/wel...

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/10/25/240590433/what-...

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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by spinlock on Monday April 04, 2016 @03:47PM (#11424865)
I do think that's a different issue but I'm with you that the assumption that poor people will spend money on drugs or alcohol is pretty far off base. After all, aren't most people in the US forced into debt because of healthcare? Getting sick shouldn't be viewed as a vice.
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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by Karunamon on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:13PM (#11425141)
Who said anything about drugs or alcohol?
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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by ThomPete on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:16PM (#11425171)
Read the first answer to my post to see an example.
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