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eridani

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9. Yes. An excellent idea, given that productivity has increased by 400% since the end of WW II

Reply to dkf (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 02:44 AM

Mar 2012

IOW, one person can make what used to take four. What would you suggest for the other three? Being converted into soylent green?

Of course you could minimize the sitting around by reducing work hours by quite a bit and keeping pay levels the same. Lavorare meno! Lavorare tutti!

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Prosperity, not money [View all] txlibdem Mar 2012 OP

So can I sit on my butt and watch tv all day while you provide for me? dkf Mar 2012 #1

What will I provide once you have everything you need txlibdem Mar 2012 #2

Yes. An excellent idea, given that productivity has increased by 400% since the end of WW II eridani Mar 2012 #9

Why should education be free? bluerum Mar 2012 #3

Maybe INSTEAD of the corporate welfare plan we practice today, INSTEAD we could mother earth Mar 2012 #4

agreed th1977sk Mar 2012 #10

+1 txlibdem Mar 2012 #11

Do you mean like everywhere else in the civilized world? Fuddnik Mar 2012 #6

Maybe this from The Young Turks is the way to go OnlinePoker Mar 2012 #7

Absurd wishful thinking. n/t Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #5

TANSTAAFL Shagman Mar 2012 #8

We have them outnumbered by about 30,000 to 1 txlibdem Mar 2012 #12

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