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UBI is bread and circuses to allow the present economic system to continue a little longer.

End of the day, we're making lots of technological advances that aren't advancing people in a meaningful way. We've already devastated the working class so much. Truck driving is a key "success" job for many people. Take that away without prospects for something new, and you're going to have an uprising.

People need an occupation. 50 years of the welfare state should have taught that lesson.




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