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CrispyQ

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4. United Bicycle Institute.

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 11:15 AM

Mar 2017

Kidding. It is, but in this case, UBI is Unconditional Basic Income.

UBI Continues to be Wildly Unpopular

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/06/ubi-continues-be-wildly-unpopular

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But eventually it will become reality. We just have to wait for the robot revolution to evolve to the point where lots of middle-class white people are permanently put out of work. Then it swiftly will go from pet unicorn to "duh." I imagine this transformation will take a surprisingly short time and will happen sometime around 2030 or so.

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Until UBI becomes an issue, the GOP will control the Congress. IMO, 2024 at the earliest [View all] CK_John Mar 2017 OP

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what is UBI ?? jodymarie aimee Mar 2017 #2

United Bicycle Institute. CrispyQ Mar 2017 #4

Universal Basic Income. CK_John Mar 2017 #6

The damage they are about to inflict is going to be immense. CrispyQ Mar 2017 #3

2020 will have a new census and 2022 will use new state maps. CK_John Mar 2017 #7

in my opinion, this may depend to some extent on what happens in other developed nations anarch Mar 2017 #5

Finland tests giving every citizen a universal basic income. CK_John Mar 2017 #8