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Re:The latest experiment in basic income will be coming to S... by truxus on Thursday October 19, 2017 @09:14PM (#15512893)
Having lived around people all my life, I will tell you that if you give someone something free, it is rare that they give more of themselves to their community.

I will not remind you that utopian experiments are not new.

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Re:The latest experiment in basic income will be coming to S... by whytaka on Thursday October 19, 2017 @10:01PM (#15513049)
Your experience isn’t a reliable setting to make the call about human nature because a different setting may produce different outcomes.

UBI isn’t utopian. No one lives large for free. People simply get the basic support.

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