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Re:Why 3-D Printing Isn't Like Virtual Reality by DirkScheuring on Monday January 30, 2012 @01:36PM (#3529992)
Are there reasons why the idea of a Guaranteed Minimum Income could not be implemented using a peer-to-peer system? Would middlemen be strictly necessary?
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Re:Why 3-D Printing Isn't Like Virtual Reality by itmag on Monday January 30, 2012 @03:59PM (#3530630)
How do you mean?
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Re:Why 3-D Printing Isn't Like Virtual Reality by DirkScheuring on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @06:12AM (#3532775)
I don't really know (yet?), but it seems to me that what you need is a network of nodes, such that each node automatically downloads a common amount of money from a pool once a month. That pool would be filled by the system subtracting a percentage from the gross income of each node. Is it really necessary that those calculations are done by a central unit - like the IRS -, or could they be done in a distributed manner, SETI@home-style?
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