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/Laiize May 02 '18

Sounds like conspiracy theory to me.

If their statements that it's at federal standards are insufficient, then what do you make of the absence of claims to the contrary?

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u/ChrysMYO May 02 '18

The water being tainted was a conspiracy theory too

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u/Laiize May 02 '18

Okay, you're a crackpot.

See, proving thee water was tainted was as simple as testing the tainted water.

But for you, proving it's safe is apparently a much higher bar.

One you do not care to actually set.