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Re:Andrew Yang qualifies for first DNC debate with 65k uniqu... by jerkstate on Thursday March 14, 2019 @10:41AM (#19389618)
Dividend implies a share of the revenue. What happens when people start thinking about where the revenue comes from?
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Re:Andrew Yang qualifies for first DNC debate with 65k uniqu... by ForHackernews on Thursday March 14, 2019 @10:53AM (#19389736)
Nobody will ever think about that.

Does anyone think about where the "dividend" on their stock funds comes from? Free money!

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Re:Andrew Yang qualifies for first DNC debate with 65k uniqu... by pastor_elm on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:11AM (#19389909)
It comes from taxes. Most Americans are supportive of taxing the rich if they get some sort of fair benefit, which a across the board dividend will be.
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Re:Andrew Yang qualifies for first DNC debate with 65k uniqu... by jerkstate on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:41PM (#19390912)
Why don't we try to increase tax revenue and pay down debt for a couple of years first, see how that works?
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Re:Andrew Yang qualifies for first DNC debate with 65k uniqu... by chillacy on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:01PM (#19391723)
You can't win elections without giving stuff away, if there ever was a weakness of democracy in America, it would be that.
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