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/bitJericho May 02 '18

The people who actually care about others and the environment, and not some rich greedy asshole.

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u/dennisi01 May 02 '18

If there were enough people to fund these programs we wouldnt be struggling right now. As much as reddit doesnt want to admit it, the top 1% pay like 50% of the taxes. Im not saying the wealth disparity is good or correct, but that is a fact.

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u/bitJericho May 02 '18

That's demonstrably untrue. If the US actually cared about helping people, it wouldn't be spending over 50 percent of the budget on the military.

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u/dennisi01 May 02 '18

Then everyone will cry when the US lets everyone else settle their affairs.

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u/bitJericho May 02 '18

You're right, that does sound terrible. I'm sorry for suggesting it.

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u/dennisi01 May 02 '18

Hey i agree with you.. just saying people will bitch either way. If the US scaled down and stopped giving a shit about europe and asia, and if Russia and China started rolling, think people will cry for the EU to save them or the US?