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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by tomjakubowski on Saturday February 19, 2022 @03:30PM (#30400238)
> deserve a livable wage

Is a "market wage", supplemented by payments from public money to reach decent living standards, acceptable? That's what UBI would be, in theory at least.

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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by amrocha on Saturday February 19, 2022 @03:37PM (#30400304)
A better solution imo would be a society where necessities are free, and people can work for anything above that. But really, anything other than what we have right now would be an improvement.
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