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		brianbreslin on May 6, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GiveDirectly Planning to Give $30M in Basic Income... Can someone point me to any unbiased research on the micro/macro effects of basic income vs raising minimum wage? I've been struggling to find non-hyperbolic politically laden information on the subject.

choward on May 6, 2016 [–]

In my perfect world, most human work is automated away. What's the point of minimum wage if there are no jobs to do?

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