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by Mimu 3934 days ago
I agree with that. Not sure if the basic income is THE solution, I didn't think about it too much, but I agree with everything else.

People don't need jobs, they need money. Jobs are the only legal way to get money but money is the issue, not jobs.

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> People don't need jobs, they need money. Jobs are the only legal way to get money but money is the issue, not jobs.

People don't need money, they need a level of security in the basic necessities: food, water, shelter. Money is the primary legal way to get these things, but the basic necessities are the issue, not money.

Basic income, or any good solution involving money, is pragmatic and worthy of consideration since money is so embedded in the culture, but when we are talking about real needs we're talking about physical needs, of which money is not one.

I'm honestly curious how many people on HN oppose mincome on grounds other than "we currently can't pay that much."