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Re:Study: A universal basic income would grow the economy by lefstathiou on Thursday August 31, 2017 @09:33AM (#15140140)
And let's not forget the elephant in the room: inflation. The real value of that money will disappear over night.
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Re:Study: A universal basic income would grow the economy by appearsonline on Thursday August 31, 2017 @09:37AM (#15140166)
But it is detach from location. People can move if land becomes to expensive, unlike now, where land is tied to jobs.
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Re:Study: A universal basic income would grow the economy by rbanffy on Thursday August 31, 2017 @09:40AM (#15140186)
> where land is tied to jobs.

With additional pressure when both parents work and can't survive with one of them unemployed - they lack the freedom to seek better positions elsewhere because they are limited to both having jobs all the time.

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