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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by rm_-rf_slash on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:37PM (#11425392)
Sure, a dishwasher might not need to work to pay for rent and heat, but...

Can they afford nice clothing to attract people they like?

Can they save up for college? For their kids?

Can they play the latest games? See the latest movies?

Do they enjoy cigarettes, alcohol, or other recreational drugs?

Do they like to eat out?

Do they want a higher standard of living when they "retire?"

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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by home_boi on Monday April 04, 2016 @04:55PM (#11425575)
People would be less willing to work for those goods than for rent and heat, so employers would have to pay higher wages.
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Re:A Basic Income Is Smarter Than a Minimum Wage by ambicapter on Monday April 04, 2016 @06:08PM (#11426141)
Those people sound useless. The same way its less expensive to house the homeless than to chase around with cops, I feel like its better to just pay them to stay in their own little world.
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