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3. In the utopian novels

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:29 PM

14 hrs ago

when society reached this phase all people received a basic income that could provide for an excellent quality of life.
What happened?

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I think it means that... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #4

"Just lie back and relax" durablend 14 hrs ago #5

Exactly. 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #8

This is very bad for workers and for the economy as a whole. LonePirate 14 hrs ago #2

k/r Dawson Leery 13 hrs ago #14

In the utopian novels RockCreek 14 hrs ago #3

The rich said "Nah" durablend 14 hrs ago #6

Allowing all our wealth to accrue to the greediest among us. W_HAMILTON 14 hrs ago #7

So, it's not the immigrants stealing jobs? Sailingdiver 14 hrs ago #9

No kidding leftstreet 14 hrs ago #11

That's a new euphemism. yardwork 14 hrs ago #10

Why is a human telling us this? purr-rat beauty 13 hrs ago #12

Just a calm, pleasant spell of mass employment, poverty, and hunger Prairie Gates 13 hrs ago #13

From Newsom's Press Office: highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #15