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Re:Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions... by shadowgovt on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:56PM (#21132815)
I mean, "universal basic income" would be a good start.
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Re:Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions... by tomschlick on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @10:10AM (#21136613)
Until everyone's cost of living goes up because they have an extra $1k/mo and landlords / retailers know it. The same thing happened with guaranteed student loans. When people have money to burn the market will react by increasing prices.
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Re:Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions... by shadowgovt on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @11:42AM (#21137669)
It might, but it turns out macroeconomics isn't that simple.
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Re:Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions... by big_chungus on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:56AM (#21135854)
Adding one thousand to most statistical measures will either not change it or shift it by one thousand.
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