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Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income by DrScump on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @07:54PM (#11811190)
<Fewer desperate people means you have the liberty to walk streets at night without the fear of being mugged.>

You think that desires for nonessentials (or even luxuries) magically go away in such an environment?

Heck, a guy who was playing in the NBA a year ago was shot dead while pulling a home-invasion robbery this week. NBA minimum salary was $507K.

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Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income by mbreese on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @11:29PM (#11811889)
That NBA guy (I assume we're talking about Bryce Dejean-Jones) played this year too and it wasn't a home-invasion robbery.
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