British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
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Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#2Maybe think before voting?
Weren't rural voters in favor of Brexit.
Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#360 page PDF of the proposal from the Autonomy think tank:
https://autonomy.work/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FarmersUBI_...
Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#4Maybe think before voting? Weren't rural voters in favor of Brexit.
Right, everyone outside the city are farmers.
Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#5Brexit. The gift that keeps on taking
Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#6British Farmers shot themselves in the foot, now want others to clean up their mess.
Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#7It isn't because of Brexit, farmers also struggle in the EU. What is actually needed is UBI for the entire population, so that people can work less. The problem usn't the lack of productivity, or anything similar, the problem is there is just no way to reasonably employ all people with modern technology, so you end up producing more than can be reasonably sold and consumed.
Yes, some people will not work, and that's why it's good.
Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#8I actually think that's a good idea overall.
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Re: British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
#10Brexit. The gift that keeps on taking
This isn't reddit.
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