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by BuyMyBitcoins 1872 days ago
The United States is already at the point where a senatorial candidate campaigned on ‘vote for me and you’ll get that $2,000 check’. You can Google Raphael Warnock’s exact phrasing on the campaign ad but that was basically the pitch in the GA runoffs.

The dole is here to stay.

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Isn’t this the classic argument about how Athenian democracy dies? Either a majority oppresses a minority or the people start voting for excesses until the society goes bankrupt
Thank goodness. I'm sick of programming pointless shit; I want to be paid to automate things humans actually toil at.
Yes, if they raise minimum wage we can finally automate most work :)