Re:Why we should all have a basic income
by nickthemagicman on Sunday January 22, 2017 @11:10AM
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Capitalism is going away, no matter what, once we have massive unemployment due to automation.
You think people are just going to accept starvation? Shit will get real, real fast.
And most people aren't as articulate or reasonable as the people on this site.
There will be massive violence.
A better way to look at UBI is that it's not about giving poor people money. Its about keeping the fabric of society together and preventing revolutions once automation hits fully.
You think people are just going to accept starvation? Shit will get real, real fast.
And most people aren't as articulate or reasonable as the people on this site.
There will be massive violence.
A better way to look at UBI is that it's not about giving poor people money. Its about keeping the fabric of society together and preventing revolutions once automation hits fully.