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chongli on May 10, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: What is an appropriate level of Basic Income?

Just tag the BI to a fraction of GDP; problem solved.

dllthomas on May 10, 2014 [–]

An interesting proposal, certainly. Have you carefully thought through the ramifications? (I've not yet, and I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just looking for more thoughts in the space).

chongli on May 10, 2014 | [–]

I haven't! The exact fraction would have to be carefully researched, of course.

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