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thelasthuman on Jan 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common

UBI is an attempt to save capitalism from itself. That's why you see 1%ers like Elon musk advocate for it.

Aloha on Jan 1, 2019 [–]

Capitalism has always needed protection from eating itself, market economies suck, but there are few better workable options. UBI is just the next logical extension of the welfare state.

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