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Re:Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again... by racl101 on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:48PM (#39401282)
> or slashing services somewhere else

Military budget?

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Re:Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again... by radicaldreamer on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:49PM (#39401297)
Military is actually a big jobs program itself, both for people directly employed by the military as well as for industrial contractors.
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Re:Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again... by jvanderbot on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:50PM (#39401316)
Any sufficiently large purchase is indistinguishable from a jobs program.
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