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| Chicago Is Next To Look At Universal Basic Income |
| 2018-08-13 |
| [Hot Air] It’s the year of the Democratic Socialist and that means that some relatively crazy ideas are all the rage. One of the biggest is the dream-like vision of a society where you get paid whether you work or not. It’s known as universal basic income (UBI) and it fits in nicely with the idea of each according to his needs. Can it work in the United States, particularly in some of our cash-strapped major cities? We may find out soon enough because Chicago is looking at giving it a go. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #16 For surely you'll be the survivor, The last of your comrades alive? Ersatz schooling and irony, Tireless conspiring: A truly Stakhanovite striver! tbc |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-08-13 23:59 |
| #15 And the day after that? What to do? Chew the fat, grind the gristle anew... To eventually savor The fruits of your labor: You ate all of us. Who'll eat you? |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-08-13 23:56 |
| #14 Hey, kids! Socialism is bitchen! Get mucho free soup from our kitchen! But the man -- so uncool! -- Cruelly covets your gruel, So tomorrow we'll pitch all the rich in. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-08-13 23:54 |
| #13 Sorry about the double-tap. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-08-13 23:11 |
| #12 Forbes article on UBI. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-08-13 23:10 |
| #11 Forbes article on UBI. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-08-13 23:10 |
| #10 The Dems are trying to retain their voter base. Most likely, they will increase thrir voter base as freeloaders move into Chicago from Detriot and other blue cities. Look for a hollowed out shell of a city as the life blood is sucked out. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-08-13 23:02 |
| #9 Sssshhhhhh...Don't you know, that's why they killed teaching real history in schools. Human behavior is pretty consistent over the millenniums. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-08-13 15:43 |
| #8 In Ancient Rome there was a custom where 'client' plebeians would show up daily at their rich Patron's house before dawn to receive a stipend. They would go about their business under the understanding that they were their Patron's private Rent-A-Mob. How little things change over the years... |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-08-13 10:25 |
| #7 Ding.Ding.Ding... BrerRabbit for the WIN! |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-08-13 09:26 |
| #6 Its illegal to pay someone 10 bucks at the poll on election day so they want to be legally able to pay them 1000 bucks the month before? Where do we sign up? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2018-08-13 08:16 |
| #5 With whose money? |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-08-13 06:35 |
| #4 Think of all the lost bureaucratic patronage jobs if the money would just be handed directly to the parasites. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-08-13 06:09 |
| #3 ....or drugs, or booze, or smokes, or lottery tickets |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2018-08-13 05:42 |
| #2 #1 If we simply provide them a free, guaranteed monthly income, perhaps they will stop shooting one another. Posted by: Besoeker 2018-08-13 02:28 ...Or they'll put it towards buying more weapons and ammo. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-08-13 04:54 |
| #1 If we simply provide them a free, guaranteed monthly income, perhaps they will stop shooting one another. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-08-13 02:28 |