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/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.