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[quote=Anonymous][quote=liamw]So what your saying is that people who work harder and apply them self should have the same as those who don't [/quote]

I do not think there should be an oversized gap that's occuring in this country (partially due to policy, lots to due progress in trade and productivity increases such as those taht lead to 'winner-take-all' markets).

But this only works in 'high trust' societies - i.e. yes, i'm willing to pay for rich safety nets knowing that my fellow man is trying to better his station. I also like having the comfort of it being there in case i fall.

what are you going to do in 20-30 years when automation destroys jobs further and further up the skill tree. This is different from humans outpacing the steam engine or the ATM.

Read cowen and mcafee/byrnjolffson.

Now both have different policy prescriptions but the outlook of where we are going is the same.

Things like a basic wage/guarunteed income are going to be much easier to pass in high-trust societies, and we are far from that. 
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