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Re:The Greek government is calling for a radical new 'basic ... by orlandob on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @04:35PM (#9103693)
Amazing if it actually happens. I don't think basic income guarantee alone will get Greece's economy going. Sadly, the economic/monetary illiterates will blast the basic income for anything less that a complete economic revolution.
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Re:The Greek government is calling for a radical new 'basic ... by Red_Tarsius on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @05:00PM (#9103820)
To clarify, I don't see basic income as THE magic touch to get Greece out of its troubles and it doesn't do much by itself. It just happens that I'm excited about that piece of the whole plan. Implementation is still king and, for the good or bad, Greece is going to be the testing ground and provide data for future debates.
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