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Re:India floats the idea of a universal basic income by huh333i on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @09:58PM (#13595289)
You want to thwart communism using UBI? That's like thwarting floodwater by calling your basement a swimming pool.
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Re:India floats the idea of a universal basic income by ouid on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @11:01PM (#13595622)
If the system is dynamic, then there's no reason to expect that it doesn't somehow oscillate between extremes.

If income inequality and unemployment gets too great, maybe there's a phase transition. In that case, a little bit of communism could help alleviate the pressure.

Regardless of whether you believe it could actually work, it certainly means that it's not absurd to consider, at least not for the reasons you've stated.

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Re:India floats the idea of a universal basic income by eli_gottlieb on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:48PM (#13595555)
Well, we could bring about communism using UBI. Could be great!
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