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Re:The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income by dllthomas on Thursday December 05, 2013 @01:55PM (#6856331)
"MI"?
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Re:The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income by lftl on Thursday December 05, 2013 @02:28PM (#6856557)
Minimum income
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Re:The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income by dllthomas on Thursday December 05, 2013 @02:56PM (#6856749)
Note that minimum income is a very different (and to my mind far worse) proposal. If you make $Y and $Y < $X, you're paid $X - $Y. Which means there's no reason to work unless someone is offering you a wage above $X.
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