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Re:What Is the Point of Universal Basic Income? by meddlepal on Sunday February 02, 2020 @11:04AM (#22217535)
If nobody has a job because they've all been automated away and you're just getting 10K/yr from the Government then your median income is.... 10K/yr not 60K + 10K.
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Re:What Is the Point of Universal Basic Income? by damon_c on Sunday February 02, 2020 @11:12AM (#22217587)
His point is that given that half of the population makes less than $60k/year, $10k/year would be a 16% or more income boost for those people.
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Re:What Is the Point of Universal Basic Income? by ebg13 on Sunday February 02, 2020 @11:29AM (#22217705)
The statement was about the people who are no longer earning other income because their labor is not needed.
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