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tharga8616

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    Comment #45855263

    No, UBI is unconditional by definition. Crime reduction is indeed one of the outcomes of UBI experiments.

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    Comment #44626794

    What do you expect after a life of forced labour? Do they stop helping their families on the daily tasks? I think these questions should clarify your thoughts.

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    Comment #44552271

    Which is why UBI is UNCONDITIONAL.

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    Comment #44552265

    UBI is UNCONDITIONAL. It can't be used to control, and, being universal, there's no way it can create clientelism as do conditioned aid today. Please, explain to me how regular cas…

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    Comment #40780662

    So we need something better than UBI but he doesn't have a clue what. Seems like an excuse to say he doesn't like UBI. Sensationalism.

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    Comment #40263576

    Lol, UBI is precisely money directly onto the people's hands. Haven't you heard of GiveDirecly NGO?

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    Comment #39522440

    Gladly is only your opinion, while facts from pilots demonstrate that UBI is an activator to do anything, regardless of the activity, paid or non paid.

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    Comment #38517370

    What if, instead of oil, the revenue came from solar energy? Or gains in automation, or land value taxes, or CO2 caps... The point I think is that, it doesn't mind where it comes f…

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    Comment #30875573

    It's a matter of time. We automate to work less, not more.

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    Comment #25797360

    Why nobody ask where is the money going to come from when is for military spending? They always find the money, or just they print it, lol. Because yes, money can be printed. It's …

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    Comment #25797332

    Competition. What would then impede people migrating to rural areas, where life is less expensive, to live better? Prices in the city will go down if there is not enough demand.

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    Comment #25797295

    It's the same principle as in a buckle belt, everyone has one in case is needed, because accidents occur.

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    Comment #25797226

    Debt and money are invented abstract objects. Pure ideas. The question is, do we have the resources to feed, clothe and house everyone? Yes we do. UBI is just another formal tool t…

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    Comment #25797193

    And economics nowadays have nothing to do with mathematics, because, where is the rational use of resources to provide for everyone's basic needs? So, UBI is just a fist step outsi…

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    Comment #25579530

    Our aim is to establish the introduction of unconditional basic incomes throughout the EU which ensure every person’s material existence and opportunity to participate in society a…

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    Comment #8814886

    Absolutely right

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    Comment #8439956

    Why don't we join together and stablish UNIVERSALY UBI? We are about to finish citizens initiative in Spain. Switzerland is about to make a referendum. UE is discussing it on parla…

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    Comment #8439932

    In Spain there is already a model with real data. There is no problem to finance, the main difficulty is politic will, not money. Since you are not injecting money to the system th…