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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by filoeleven on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:30PM (#11425321)
Wouldn't a basic income tend to increase self-employment? It lowers the barrier to striking out on one's own, I would think, at least in fields like ours that don't cost a lot to spin up.
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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by lujim on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:37PM (#11425391)
Yeah probably. I think healthcare is a bigger barrier there, but yeah if you had time and a small amount of guaranteed money I'm sure more people would give it a shot.
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