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Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 06, 2016 @01:56PM (#12886474)
Eminent domain on robotics tech if necessary.
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Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by formula1 on Sunday November 06, 2016 @02:39PM (#12886675)
I highly doubt that will happen. There is no politicsl party that currently supports overriding the patent system inorder to provide for the general welfare. And hypothetically if it happens, I now know that any tech I build cant be too useful in case it just becomes a public survice.
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Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 06, 2016 @03:20PM (#12886847)
China. Which, if it were to happen, as a US citizens I'd move there in a heartbeat.
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