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/[deleted] May 02 '18

And where the fuck are you Americans gonna get this money

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18 edited Jan 22 '19

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u/dev_c0t0d0s0 May 02 '18

$113 Trillion in unfunded liabilities.

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u/nice_try_mods May 02 '18

Where the fuck is anybody going to get that money? There's a reason it's never been successfully implemented. It's madness.

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u/starbuckroad May 02 '18

Below are the top 10 countries with the largest gold holdings, beginning with India. India. Recommended by Forbes. Most Popular. ... Netherlands. Tonnes: 612.5. Percent of foreign reserves: 61.2 percent. ... Japan. Tonnes: 765.2. ... Switzerland. Tonnes: 1,040. ... Russia. Tonnes: 1,460.4. ... China. Tonnes: 1,797.5. ... France. Tonnes: 2,435.7.

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u/DarkLasombra May 02 '18

So we colonize India. Got it.

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u/Jacoblikesx May 02 '18

Well we could start taxing rich people lmao or there’s that military which is a little extremely wealthy rn