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inigyou 23 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Three ways people respond to a problem (other than...

We could just give 50k to every person, and then increase taxes enough to make up for it.

brabel 22 days ago | [–]

It may sound crazy but that may be cheaper than maintaining the status quo. The idea is serious and it’s called Universal Basic Income, or UBI. It may arrive earlier than most think.

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