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Re:A decentralised Universal Basic Income platform based on ... by the-dude on Monday December 11, 2017 @11:00AM (#15897836)
So it a-ok for me to work more so we can get UBI for them to work less ( pardon me, slave away! ) and will get magically creative?

Dude.

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Re:A decentralised Universal Basic Income platform based on ... by rspeer on Monday December 11, 2017 @12:21PM (#15898500)
I'm sorry, I thought you were trying to convince people who support UBI.

The context is that people want to redistribute wealth. "But it redistributes my wealth!" is the least compelling possible argument against that.

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Re:A decentralised Universal Basic Income platform based on ... by the-dude on Monday December 11, 2017 @12:39PM (#15898641)
My wealth is already redistributed by our tax system. It is absurd to claim it is 'the least compelling' if I want to keep my taxes in check.
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