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Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by sliverstorm on Thursday July 11, 2013 @02:50PM (#6028269)
The point is that volunteer work is not going to grow dramatically and fill the void left by paid work.
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Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by pi18n on Saturday July 13, 2013 @12:42AM (#6036693)
Oh. I'm assuming the same thing, then.

The attractive part of basic income for me is that everyone has enough to buy food and housing, so suddenly menial laborers have an iota of bargaining power.

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