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Re:Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining suppo... by atemerev on Friday June 12, 2015 @09:14AM (#9705617)
This was actually a main selling point of Communism. Like a perpetuum mobile, it is really attractive to most people, but can't be implemented.

But people dreaming of free energy are mostly harmless, the only problem being the grant money spent on cold fusion and the like. People dreaming of free money have created worst bloodbaths in history.

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Re:Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining suppo... by stefantalpalaru on Friday June 12, 2015 @09:23AM (#9705656)
Communism was about forcing individuals to do things for the common good. It obviously didn't work. Unconditional basic income is about freeing people from the constant stress of worrying about their survival and the survival of those depending on them.
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