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Forum: The Unemployment Line 03-06-2017, 01:00 PM
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Posted By donquixote99
OK, they've found that lack of income makes poor...

OK, they've found that lack of income makes poor people more stupid, an average of 15 IQ points. So what makes conservatives stupid, so stupid they throw away a study because they just 'know' it's...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-15-2017, 08:58 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Knees are seen in exponential curves. ...

Knees are seen in exponential curves. Exponential curves show up in all kinds of situations, where you have a sort of compounding change happening, like population growth. What happens is growth...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-15-2017, 07:29 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
You don't see a knee happening in the...

You don't see a knee happening in the worker-displacement curve?
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-15-2017, 04:58 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
You are being too technical and literal in your...

You are being too technical and literal in your interpretation of the word 'robotics.' Automation is probably better for what we're talking about, but robots keep getting cheaper and easier to...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-15-2017, 04:10 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
A good response to silly trolling!

A good response to silly trolling!
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-13-2017, 06:24 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Tom, be sure to respond properly to the substance...

Tom, be sure to respond properly to the substance of whell's post.
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-12-2017, 09:34 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Indeed. Very far ahead. Not always easy to get,...

Indeed. Very far ahead. Not always easy to get, takes a lot of unpacking sometimes. But well worth the effort.
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-11-2017, 10:55 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
What makes you think debt will significantly...

What makes you think debt will significantly increase?
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-11-2017, 10:48 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Yes I did. He basically is of the opinion that...

Yes I did. He basically is of the opinion that the economy will shrink because of people quitting work to exist on a smaller guaranteed wage. I think not so many will do that, and they will be more...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-11-2017, 08:52 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
You describe some pitfalls that the program would...

You describe some pitfalls that the program would have to be designed to avoid, but to a large extent you just haven't gotten you mind around the one really radical aspect, and it's implications. I...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 07:26 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
You've got the whole economics thing backwards. ...

You've got the whole economics thing backwards. The economy doesn't shrink, it expands because more consumers are spending more money. You're assuming everyone who's now making 40 or 60K a year is...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 06:03 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Oh no, no guillotines. We don't lop off the...

Oh no, no guillotines. We don't lop off the heads of the rich. First of all it would be very hard, if they find out you've got that in mind, they will fight. They can hire henchmen who will...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 05:54 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
This plan is imminently doable because the rich...

This plan is imminently doable because the rich will come around to loving it. Their taxes do not go up, all the profits still go to them, and there will be more and more profits because with demand...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 05:48 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Sorry, not allowed. As whell points out, the...

Sorry, not allowed. As whell points out, the .01% have no intention to pay taxes, or allow taxes on enterprise that cut into their 'earnings.' That is what makes my plan to finance consumption with...
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 05:42 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
You are assuming some things here. One is that...

You are assuming some things here. One is that the guaranteed wage has to be paid for with taxes. But my proposal is to pay for it with created money, as is done with quantitative easing.
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Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 03:02 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
I wouldn't know.

I wouldn't know.
Forum: The Unemployment Line 02-10-2017, 12:57 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 15,555
Posted By donquixote99
Guaranteed Income as Quantitative Easing

Fact one: Top Tenth of 1 Percenters Reaps All the Riches (Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-03/top-tenth-of-1-percenters-reaps-all-the-riches))

Fact two: What they are...
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