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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by dragonwriter on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:05PM (#12382823)
> In my life I'm not ashamed to say it was the hunger of having nothing, no safety net, and having no job that STILL drives me today.

Canada is a first-world country, and like all first-world safety nets, hasn't had "no safety net" for quite a long time (even the US, which has a fairly weak safety net for a first world country, especially given its relative per capita wealth and income, has had significant social safety nets for a long time.)

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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by err4nt on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:19PM (#12382920)
Yeah, I applied for Employment Insurance (EI) one time when I got laid off and, though approved, no cheque ever arrived so I still had to make do without it. The second time I found myself in a tight spot I didn't qualify for Employment Insurance - so even though I have paid into it, when I needed it it wasn't there for me.
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