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2019-05-18 Economy

Guaranteed income may be the answer to inequality

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-05-18 06:58|| || Front Page|| [336085 views ] Top

#1 Oh, the old socialist rant, and their solution - make everyone poor to fight income inequality.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-05-18 08:29|| 2019-05-18 08:29|| Front Page Top

#2 No, it isn't.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-05-18 08:34|| 2019-05-18 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Given there's no real poverty in the US, "inequality" is really an envy problem.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-05-18 09:30|| 2019-05-18 09:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Assertions made without evidence. Yeah, it's a lefty ploy.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-05-18 10:37|| 2019-05-18 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 First solve the intelligence gap.

Posted by gorb 2019-05-18 12:20|| 2019-05-18 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, the robots etc. are getting smarter than the average bear. And that’s a problem - the average worker will have no economic value. The productive value of the robots will only increase, but the return is paid to the robot’s master. So, how does that average worker participate in the economy? I say tax the hell out of the robots which have taken his place and provide UBI to everyone.

What’s your plan?

Posted by KBK 2019-05-18 22:49|| 2019-05-18 22:49|| Front Page Top

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