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Re:Universal Basic Income by Touche on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:38AM (#13309383)
I wasn't aware that we were on the brink of a civil war.
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Re:Universal Basic Income by FussyZeus on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:40AM (#13309399)
Not yet, check back after truck driving gets automated on a large scale. That's going to be a big tipping event and we need to get ready for it.

Also, defending the exploitation of groups of people with "they are probably not going to kill us yet" isn't a great line of thought. Just saying.

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Re:Universal Basic Income by Touche on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:49AM (#13309462)
I think you're jumping the gun just a bit, is all I'm saying. You're talking about widespread automation with the assumption that there won't be other jobs created as a result of it.

Also, how do you plan to compensate for the lower buying power people will have when their taxes are increased by 10%? Are we all going to live in government subsidized housing?

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