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A comment on U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015. Parent comment

Re:U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015 by commandar on Friday May 29, 2015 @04:05PM (#9626938)
>This would only work if we got rid of welfare. Otherwise we are just going to create more government subsidized jobs.

Basic income is usually suggested as a replacement for most current welfare programs.

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Re:U.S. GDP Shrank in Q1 2015 by ams6110 on Saturday May 30, 2015 @03:07AM (#9629359)
Bottom line, if you pay people to not work, you will get what you pay for.
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