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Related: About this forumprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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The Future of Work - a VICE News special report (Original Post)
redqueen
Nov 2019
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ancianita
(43,162 posts)1. Yang: "We are trained to think that we have no value unless the market says that there's a need
for what we do." The first politician I've ever heard say this.
UBI, considered the "inevitability" of tech, is what Yang calls the "freedom dividend, because it tests much better with conservatives with freedom in it" Hah...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,186 posts)2. That statement, about the value of what we do,
is so clearly true. Everything is about the almighty dollar.
With UBI artists can focus more on their work, more people can spend more time on volunteer efforts, more families would have a chance to spend more time with their kids.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ancianita
(43,162 posts)3. That's the short term. This video is about the long term.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,186 posts)4. I don't see that
The video, to me, is basically reiterating everything Yang has been talking about.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
