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Re:Activists push for guaranteed minimum income for Canadians by jdjdmdo on Sunday June 29, 2014 @07:17PM (#7962887)
Wait, we should push the poor to spend at Whole Foods and dine at fine restaurants? How is making them spend a significantly higher percentage of their income on food a good thing again?
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Re:Activists push for guaranteed minimum income for Canadians by scott_karana on Sunday June 29, 2014 @07:45PM (#7962958)
I think he meant that nobody would choose to work at places like Walmart and McDonalds, when they would be provided the same wage already; not that nobody would eat there.

Though, when people aren't having to work dead-end jobs to survive, maybe they could take time to prepare food properly and cheaply instead of buying "convenient" $5 burgers?

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Re:Activists push for guaranteed minimum income for Canadians by cpncrunch on Sunday June 29, 2014 @10:17PM (#7963360)
Yes, you have a good point. I think the price of everything would probably go up, so you might find that the basic income is suddenly not enough to live on.

I think it's impossible to know for sure whether basic income would be financially viable unless you actually implement it.

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