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Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income by CapitalistCartr on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @01:33PM (#11808268)
OF course not. Money can't stop adults from abusing children, or each other. Money only fixed money problems. We don't have Child Protective Services because parents are poor; we have them because some people are assholes.

Personally, I'd like to see us end the welfare programs for the rich.

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Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income by wang_li on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @04:48PM (#11810095)
> Personally, I'd like to see us end the welfare programs for the rich.

What welfare programs for the rich? The rich pay for everything. The bottom 60% net a negative ten thousand dollars. The next 20% break even (~$1000/year paid), and the top 20% pay out the nose.

ETA: Go read the report for yourselves: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49440

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Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income by odbol_ on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @06:13PM (#11810712)
For example, Walmart makes so much in government subsidies and tax breaks, and they pay their employees so little that their employees have to live off food stamps. The Waltons (owners of Walmart), are one of the richest families in the U.S. Pretty easy to see the connection.
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