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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by kingbirdy on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @09:52PM (#23993523)
If I have to pay higher taxes but it means everyone is working in a job they love that seems like a worthwhile trade.
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by hcurtiss on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:35PM (#23993872)
So, no garbage men?
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by krapp on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:42PM (#23993926)
It's up to the free market to make jobs attractive to labor. UBI means employers won't be able to press-gang workers into anything just because a job needs to be done or because people need to eat.
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