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Why China Could Surprise the World by Being the First Country to Adopt Universal Basic Income (www.scottsantens.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] stembolts@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The alternative is for a democratic nations to step forward and lead. The United States, and other western nations, are hamstrung by corporate-purchased-politicians who will sabatoge efforts to step forward.

Those corporations are giving China the head start.

As a westerner, I am given the choice of corporate indentured servitude, or cheering for China. I would love a world where the west can lead, but apparently we don't live in that world.

The lesser of evils seems to be to embrace China's global leadership.

Never thought I'd take this stance, but here we are. No one else is helping as my generation drowns in debt.

TLDR, The west is sabatoging itself.