testeronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.worldbasicincome@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square122fedilinkcross-posted to: economics@lemmy.worldbasicincome@lemmy.world
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThe crazy thing is that this kind of thing is way closer to actual socialism than any historical society has gotten, but the tankies hate it because it doesn’t have enough violent fan service.
minus-squareRusty Shackleford@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoIt’s because they’re akin to the pigs in Animal Farm. They don’t give a shit about the proletariat. They just wanna be in charge.
The crazy thing is that this kind of thing is way closer to actual socialism than any historical society has gotten, but the tankies hate it because it doesn’t have enough violent fan service.
It’s because they’re akin to the pigs in Animal Farm. They don’t give a shit about the proletariat. They just wanna be in charge.