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Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by monocasa on Thursday May 21, 2020 @03:08PM (#23263429)
There are no self contained economies anymore.
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Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by mc32 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @04:39PM (#23264866)
Can I apply for gov benefits from a neighboring staate I don’t have permanent resident status?
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Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by monocasa on Thursday May 21, 2020 @04:59PM (#23265237)
That doesn't make it a "self contained economy"
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Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by mc32 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @05:03PM (#23265291)
I think for the purposes of UBI it’s enough of a criterion.

Implicitly I was contesting it against say trying it for a county or other political subdivision like state/province/canton. By state I meant sovereign state/nation.

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