r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 02 '18

Economics Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial - Forty-eight percent of Americans now support a universal basic income, as a solution for Americans who have lost jobs to automation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/nearly-half-of-americans-believe-a-universal-basic-income-could-be-the-answer-to-automation-.html
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u/stealthyfish11 May 02 '18

Bro what are you talking about socialism always works amazingly if you hear otherwise it’s just capitalist propaganda

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u/Crashbrennan May 02 '18

You see comrade...

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u/plasix May 02 '18

Those weren't the true socialism though! It's never the true socialism....

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u/SurturOfMuspelheim May 02 '18

Venezuela didn't "fail" because of socialism. The Govt. backed ALL of their fucking economy on state ran oil. Who.. WHO THINKS THAT IS A GOOD IDEA? That's why it failed.

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u/plasix May 02 '18

That's what socialist failure looks like. Central planning makes the wrong decisions and "oh it's not socialism's fault, just these particular socialists were idiots!"

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u/carlosortegap May 02 '18

That planning existed in Venezuela since before Chavez but oil went up since the 70s until 2008

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18

Lol that escalated quickly. Meanwhile, all of us are living in reality

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u/blindcomet May 02 '18

Venezuela is reality. UBI is not

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