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Re:How basic income could fail in America by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday December 18, 2016 @08:39PM (#13208884)
For that to be true all the socialist or communist states that have failed, or generally to live up to expectations, would have to be devoid of science. Which I'd posit isn't the case.
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Re:How basic income could fail in America by nhaehnle on Monday December 19, 2016 @08:46AM (#13211315)
What I find best about these discussions is that when socialist or communist states fail, it's because of socialism or communism. When capitalist states fail, it's because of something else.
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Re:How basic income could fail in America by dx034 on Monday December 19, 2016 @09:24AM (#13211535)
It's because the percentage of capitalist states failing is very low. The percentage of socialist states that failed (or converted to capitalism like China) is extremely high.
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