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[–] -2 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Being poor is optional but its an assumed given that in any system some will be poor so you should account for that. authoritarian government boot doesnt solve that issue.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    “You should account for that.” Yes, that's precisely the point. How are you accounting for the people you accept will inevitably be poor?

    You've read an endorsement of authoritarianism into a comment about how power operates regardless of who's wielding it in the modern era. Having your livelihood dictated by whoever owns the machines doesn't magically become freedom because they're a private company. And telling people poverty is optional becomes a fairly empty answer when the work they're supposed to escape it through is being automated.

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  • [–] 1 point 29 minutes ago*

    You think youve got the answer but it suffers from exactly what i described.

    As for what accounting for poverty looks like I can list a number of liberal policy like income support for parents, job seekers, student's disabled people. The only people who fall 9outside this are people who have no disability and choose not to work. They're usually still supported.

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