A world where @JeremyCorbyn & @BernieSanders are unelectable is a world that’s given up on hope.
I refuse to believe we live in that world.
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@aral#BasicIncome would only have value to society if provided to those who need it. As it is, the idea is to supplant social programs... -
@wendycockcroft Hey Wendy, I meant basic income as in basic *universal* income that everyone gets. Current system badly broken, of course. -
@aral Yes I know, which means the rich get it too, leaving too small a pot to provide enough money for the poor to live on. Which means that -
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@aral ...end of the middle-income earners. The poorest and most vulnerable would be left to beg. -
@wendycockcroft In which case it’s not what I mean by basic income; I mean an income for all where all can live with dignity. -
@aral That would require government appropriation and distribution of all wealth in a central planning regime. You know, communism.
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@aral you misspelled monetary reform, all other reforms are pointless without decentralising money creation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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