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Re:Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to ci... by nnfy on Saturday September 30, 2017 @05:34PM (#15375095)
That is a striking perspective. While I was already hesitant about UBI, I had never considered that it effectively expands the power of the government.
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Re:Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to ci... by Gargoyle on Saturday September 30, 2017 @05:44PM (#15375131)
There's no reason that government can't be vastly reduced in a world that is capable of sustaining UBI. The only way UBI works is with massive increases in automation and productivity. At that point, why is a large, powerful government needed?

And further to the point, why can't collection of taxes and distribution of UBI be fully automated, taken away from governments altogether?

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