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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders, Automation, and the Fate of the US [View all]Buns_of_Fire
(17,210 posts)34. America may be forced into growing up and facing things like this very quickly.
Problem is, I don't know that we (as a country) are capable of it anymore. If anything, the country is devolving into its component clans and widening the moats around our sacred totems quicker than ever. As the great philosopher Han Solo once said, "I've got a bad feeling about this."
The closest thing to a UBI we're likely to see in our lifetimes is getting elected to Congress: money for nothin', and chicks for free.
It's an excellent essay, though. It's obvious a lot of thought went into it. I would recommend it to everyone.
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Mar 2016
#58
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Mar 2016
#41
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Mar 2016
#34
Thank you! Bernie Sanders, Automation, and the Fate of the US, this is an excellent essay that ...
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#47
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