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Deltron_0  ·  2689 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: My mental hurdle: Universal Basic Income

    Know what else these programs do besides just give people money? Knowledge and encouragement.

to me, that is a dangerous relationship people see in how they value money - and it will change before the end of the century.

Money, in its basic form, was not recognized as a medium for empowering any condition of self-worth. It was simply agreed upon in basic principle as a medium for exchanging goods and services.

Money today is being used by everyone - for means beyond what it's most effective at doing.

Before you start empowering the people, the people ought to have a chance to exchange their values freely. The hidden baggage behind fiat currencies today are beginning to show up at the checkout line.