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tonyedgecombe
on Jan 17, 2022
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Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness...
>If you're paying large numbers to do nothing, the value of that money plummets and people will starve.
We already pay large numbers of people to do nothing, retirees.
throwawayboise
on Jan 17, 2022
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Ostensibly, we are paying them back the Social Security taxes + interest that were withheld from their pay when they were working, supplemented by any pensions or savings they may have.
tonyedgecombe
on Jan 18, 2022
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Whatever way you look at it they are doing nothing and people aren't "starving".
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We already pay large numbers of people to do nothing, retirees.