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by straight_talk 4724 days ago
> Those leeches are the least of our worries.

How about long turn demographics? There are racial and religious minorities, that have 12+ children in an average family. A basic income may help them grow even faster, leading to inevitable huge changes in the society.

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That population is going to grow with or without any help, based on the general trend of population growth worldwide. If we don't educate and give them a chance in our society, then we'll be facing a disenfranchised, volatile majority.

Also, I'm under the assumption that "leeches" basically just means poor people. I supposed if we had to be more specific, in America that means Hispanics. They are not exactly religious zealots, but are definitely making relatively larger families. That's just going to be the demographic reality in America.