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by jmpman 1131 days ago
I’m a huge fan of this idea, except for the practical need for entrepreneurs. I’ve read that entrepreneurs need $20M. That seems like a rather high bar to set, but the unintended consequences of setting it too low would paralyze its implementation.

The reason our society has so many problems is because the elites have alternatives. When Bernie was pushing for universal healthcare, I scoffed that there remained a private option, so my (although highly upper middle class self) only options would be the public system, which would be defunded as soon as enabled, vilified as a bloated government entitlement that we couldn’t afford. I voted against Bernie just for that.