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		teamonkey 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Road Not Taken Is Guaranteed Minimum Income People buying things they don’t need is an economic stimulus

Kinrany 4 months ago [–]

It's strictly more wasteful than redistributing money without doing anything

teamonkey 4 months ago | [–]

I’m not disagreeing with that

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