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Re:Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam by m0llusk on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:03PM (#18188865)
Paranoid, cynical garbage. Silicon Valley also produces affordable, reliable, high resolution ultrasound diagnostic devices that save many lives with noninvasive procedures, but it is more gripping to talk about taxis.

The biggest problem with inequality is the floor and that is a problem UBI robustly addresses. Once people are off the floor they have many options and are not forced into the gig economy or any other specific option.

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Re:Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam by rjkennedy98 on Thursday October 11, 2018 @08:02AM (#18192755)
"The biggest problem with inequality is the floor." No it is not.

Inequality is a much bigger problem than just the people at the bottom. It is associated with a plethora of bad outcomes. This includes poor physical and mental health outcomes, happiness, and other core indicators of societal wellbeing.

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Re:Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam by burnallofit on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:37PM (#18189562)
Care to compare market caps of those ultrasound manufacturers with that of Uber?
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Re:Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam by askafriend on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:53PM (#18189656)
Care to compare the global market size of transportation versus specialized medical devices?

Yours is a bad faith comparison unless you do this.

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