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		mcphage on April 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The pope just proposed a universal basic income I’d love to hear you detail what you see the connection between these two things is.

tehfink on April 13, 2020 [–]

There's some recent SF touching on the subject; e.g.: "Proposition 23" by Efe Tobunko. Basically, the populace becomes dependent on such governmental support, and the threat of its withdrawal is used to stifle dissent and ensure conformity.

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