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Re:Why we should all have a basic income by braveo on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:36PM (#13459570)
> UBI is intended to increase people's autonomy

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autonomy

1. the quality or state of being self-governing; 2. self-directing freedom and especially moral independence

exactly. The point is that they can do what they want.

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Re:Why we should all have a basic income by simonh on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:14AM (#13461611)
This was in the context of talking about people playing WoW all day every day. That's not the sort of lifestyle UBI is intended to enable or encourage.
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Re:Why we should all have a basic income by braveo on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @11:03AM (#13472419)
and vehicles were never intended to enable or encourage teenagers joy riding or drunk drivers, but NO ONE is going to seriously argue we should get rid of vehicles as a result.
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