SaxoBank Predicts Universal Basic Income For Europe

jones_supa writes: Saxo Bank, an investment bank based in Denmark, has released a list of its outrageous predictions for 2016. Among these predictions, economist Christopher Dembik claims that Europe will consider the introduction of a universal basic income to ensure that all citizens can meet their basic needs in the face of rising inequality and unemployment. This will come on the back of increased interest in basic income from Spain, Finland, Switzerland, and France.

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Re:They can't afford it

[Karmashock]

Every time people like you say some new entitlement program will be cost neutral... it isn't.

The track record of people like you to accurately predict the consequences of your programs is horrible. Where as the track record of people like me to cite what will happen with stuff like this is actually quite good.

But again... I DON"T CARE. I don't live in Europe so this really isn't my problem so long as it is understood that when you inevidably blow your brains all over the ceiling... I am under no obligation what so ever morally, socially, legally, militarily, economically, etc to get a sponge and clean up the mess.

If you are prepared to take full responsibility which means owning the consequences entirely with no calls for IMF bailouts or anything of that nature... then go for it. I'm f'ing gravy with your whole program. You want to inject bleach into your eyeballs? I'll SELL you the bleach and post pictures of you doing it on the internet.

I DO NOT CARE.

But... I am not going to lift so much as a finger when the thing I told you was going to happen... happens.
https://youtu.be/ARDhJ2dpuYU?t...