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Re:If You Think Free Money Kills Work Ethic, Your Definition... by WalterSear on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:41PM (#11632532)
>OK, then who gets to receive less value for their efforts so that others can receive more? That's what it boils down to.

The administrators of the current welfare system, that currently costs us more that UBI would.

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Re:If You Think Free Money Kills Work Ethic, Your Definition... by DougN7 on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @09:44PM (#11633380)
Really? Do you really mean _Universal_ Basic Income, which I understand to be everyone in a country? I admit I don't know the numbers but it's hard to believe the current system has enough for 330 million of us in the US.
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