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		jon889 on April 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The pope just proposed a universal basic income That sounds like a lot of effort and money that will have to go into developing and enforcing that. Also it's more "nannying" than just giving people enough more to live on, and then it's up to them how they use it.

dillonmckay on April 12, 2020 [–]

Right, so if they blow it all on chocolate or Steam games, and they become ill, should they just be forced to be sick and homeless?

galvin on April 12, 2020 | [–]

Depends on how healthcare and housing are handled.

In most developed countries they would end up in a homeless shelter or social housing and be covered by national healthcare.

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