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Originally Posted by Undertoad
We already have socialism, this thread is just trying to do it better.
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Getting the working poor to a decent level of income would seem to be a positive good. At a certain level they won't need food stamps, housing vouchers that sort of thing. Glatt spies a different issue, people with disabilities are going to need their services whether they are getting basic income or not. Basic income won't be enough to pay for those services, but would be enough to lift many motivated people out of poverty which would likely be great for society. I've heard the argument that this is how the general population should reap the benefits of automation and the resulting efficiency so as to avoid the trap of unemployment and unrest.