23 sats \ 3 replies \ @thecommoner 15 Sep \ on: Incentive Compatible Reform: The Peace and Freedom Dividend econ
Maybe I am missing something here....but....this reads like trying to fix the system from within the system? Wouldn't it just be easier to create the parallel system, run it for a cycle or two and then migrate over?
Like I said in the opening, I prefer just rugging the whole system. I still think about reform ideas, though.
The idea is to correct an incentive problem in our system. I don't think building a system with a basic income guarantee is wise, but it can be a mechanism in improving our terrible system.
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I should have re-read from the beginning for sure - I certainly read that part but by the end I had blocked it out of my thinking apparently -
I am curious though if you think the abundance of bitcoin due to its scarcity will result in something like a guaranteed income....but without the guaranteed part....more of a "I have more than enough and therefor I freely provide for those in need" kind of a thing...??
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Charity declined in importance with the rise of the state, so it would stand to reason that charity ascends when the state falls.
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