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		nabla9 on Nov 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A universal income is not such a silly idea Progressives? Did you know that Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman supported the idea?

clarky07 on Nov 28, 2013 [–]

Friedman supported a negative income tax. While somewhat similar, it is not the same thing.

nabla9 on Nov 28, 2013 | [–]

Negative income tax is one way to implement basic income. There are others.

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