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		CodeCompost 19 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The AI industry is discovering that the public hat... You basic income is 12k? Congratulations, your rent just went up 12k a year.

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jazz9k 19 hours ago [–]

This is the part most people don't understand or intentionally ignore. It will accelerate inflation and 12K will be worth even less than it is now.

The natural progression of this is always government price fixing, which always ends up in complete destruction of the economy.

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