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Re:A basic income could boost the US economy by $2.5 trillion by adamsea on Monday November 27, 2017 @12:09PM (#15788909)
That's not a fair comparison. Irrespective of whatever negative social effects a Basic Income may or may not have, Alaska Natives are dealing with the consequences of their ancestors being enslaved, losing 80% of their population to disease, and their culture being attacked and almost destroyed by Imperialism.

Seems like that would fuck someone up way more than any Basic Income. In this case, BI basically exists _because_ of that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Natives

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Re:A basic income could boost the US economy by $2.5 trillion by bluetwo on Monday November 27, 2017 @12:35PM (#15789170)
OK, show me a community for which Basic Income has worked out well. Anywhere in the world.
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