Reply to post: Re: Great idea, pity

Universal basic income is a great idea, which is also why it won't happen

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Re: Great idea, pity

"The problem is the "money for nothing" aspect which will jar with the right wingers, and the older community in both countries"

Wrong. The problem is the "complete dependency on the state for your income, for more and more people over time, and the subversion of democracy that this would entail" aspect, which will jar with anyone with a bit of intelligence who thinks about it for a few seconds.

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