UBI is comming. People getting poorer while big tech and other global corporations scam us. AI and automation will take our jobs in time for sure but first gov has to rob us from our money, savings and properties.Taxation Without Representation |
If you let it. That has ALWAYS been the proviso. Problem is that even those who get online & complain about it realistically don't ever DO anything & comply just as much as the walking dead. Even your language in this comment sounds defeatist as in you've already accepted what you believe is your fate |
The problem is what seems like a noble & compassionate idea — a safety net if we fall into hard times — unfortunately leads to an indolent dependent class in society. As an expat Brit, I can tell you that the dole has ruined at least two generations. The sense of purpose & self-respect that work brings is taken away. |
They've been trialing test versions for years in many places under different names. In Aus they call it the cashless welfare card for now - they monitor everything you spend, except 20% which you can withdraw as cash... for now. The card is only accepted in government approved places like supermarkets, petrol stations, doctors, etc - smokes& alcohol auto decline. Things like car rego, internet, mobile phone, etc. needs to be pre-approved before they'll let the card work. Feels like a prison in itself. They know if you "try" the card elsewhere and ask what you were doing, why you were there, what you wanted to buy, then judge you. Thank God for the torrent community keeping me sane. |
Recently watched Charlie's Country. Seen they can ban an individual from buying alcohol, never knew. |
Tip of the iceberg! Go look at detail of what they're doing in China with social credit scores now. Drive by a speed camera @ 27mph in a 25 zone? Instant deduction in the system! Social credit score too low? BAM! Locked out of food & drink vending machines! But wait, there's more... coming to your country soon! |
These new Animation Domination shows are horrible. Sunday is no longer funny. |
@Peon1966 - Yep. Little more than just pre-programming propaganda for the masses these days |
My personal review of this show is like eating an empty waterlogged cereal box. Bland, hard to chew, hard to swallow and even harder to digest. |
Well, I didn't laugh, but maybe it'll get people talking about UBI? |
And who does Harris serve? I'll give you a clue - same as ALL the other politicians on BOTH sides of the rigged left/right divide! |
My instincts served me well. I saw the cover, the synopsis and I thought what a wonderful vehicle for The Message, some rainbow stuff and a helping heaping of stupid lazy white guys. So I did an imdb look. a 3.8/10 with only 12 votes. The norm is the cast and crew flood it with 10s they must hate it and themselves for perpetuating yet another formulaic bomb. |
So it will work in the whole Universe? That can become handy. I can spend my "Uitkering" as I want, nobody cares. Even bought my own home. Do not own a car, but have a trike. |