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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by Applejinx on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:36AM (#12382577)
Absolutely. If you don't like it, sell them weed and then you have their $500. It always boggles my mind how many people would rather see the system grind to a halt, rather than anybody naughty be consuming. I would much rather see a class of people with disposable income.
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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by jimmyk on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:15PM (#12382895) 

  Absolutely. If you don't like it, sell them weed and then
  you have their $500.
Except now, you've used your time and resources to produce weed instead of other goods and services. The people who would have used that $500 to buy those other goods and services will subsequently have a lower standard of living.

If someone steals $5k from me and uses that $5k to buy my car, am I just as well off as I was before because I still have my $5k?

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