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Why Facebook should pay us a basic income
CNBC ^ | 09 August 2017 | John Thornhill

Posted on 08/12/2017 8:48:05 AM PDT by Lorianne

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To: henkster

Typical rich liberal, quick to solve problems with everyone else’s money.

Just taking from one person and giving to another is theft, pure and simple. Doing it ‘legally’ doesn’t make it morally or ethically ok. It just encourages people to not work, lowering productivity, resulting in too little wealth being generated to ‘take’ from. It is not sustainable, especially if there’s a population decline.


21 posted on 08/12/2017 10:23:54 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Lorianne

Facebook, Google, Amazon and other data collectors—I have a simple message.

Pay me.

A million dollars a month and we can call it even.


22 posted on 08/12/2017 10:28:47 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: Lorianne

......I loathe Zuckerberg on many grounds. But, I try hard not to be a hypocrite ergo I am against FORCED taking of property VIA punitive income taxes from ANYBODY on ANY grounds! (except heirs)

Mr. Zuckerberg is headed toward the same place we all are and thus he will one day attone for his sins.

On “heirs”, I have a problem with worthless punks and punkettes being handed billions on grandpa’s death. I think that 95% of that excessive inherited money should never see a government account but he turned over to charities with a HISTORICALLY DEMONSTRATED 95% distribution record.


23 posted on 08/12/2017 10:31:49 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: CincyRichieRich

Yup, I deleted my Fakebook account a couple of weeks ago.


24 posted on 08/12/2017 10:53:34 AM PDT by Zippo44 (Liberal is just another word for poltroon.)
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To: AlaskaErik

All they found out about me is I love my wife my dog and food but not in which order


25 posted on 08/12/2017 11:03:37 AM PDT by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Zippo44

But guess what they still have all your info


26 posted on 08/12/2017 11:06:56 AM PDT by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: aquila48
Since we are the product that Facebook and Google sell, we should get a cut of the income

That's exactly what my chickens say when I'm not around - but you know what? The dumb clucks aren't getting a nickel because I own them. And I'm pretty sure FB feels the same way about their chickens.
27 posted on 08/12/2017 11:37:49 AM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Yes, and the dirty little secret about poverty stats is they don’t count non-cash government benefits. So people get free or subsidized housing, food, education, utilities, and even phones and internet and none of that is counted as income! You could have every need met, and then some, paid for by taxpayers, have some cash income, get the un-earned tax credit and still be counted as living in poverty. It’s a giant scam. Ever watch the crime shows where the folks in the projects are driving new SUVs and sporting expensive shoes and fake nails?


28 posted on 08/12/2017 12:11:23 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: henkster

This guy just OUTSOURCED 750 JOBS for monitoring content.


29 posted on 08/12/2017 1:17:05 PM PDT by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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To: AlaskaErik
I don’t know what Facebook intends to do with the info it has on me, but anyone who buys it is wasting their money when it comes to me.

My answering machine plays the following message to all callers: "This number does not accept calls from telephone solicitors. If you are a telephone solicitor, please hang up now. If you are not a telephone solicitor, you may leave a message after the beep."

I don't answer the phone unless it's a number I recognize. I've considered buying a whistle and blowing it as loudly as possible as soon as the telephone solicitor identifies him/herself, but I don't know what kind of retaliation they might be able to enact.

30 posted on 08/12/2017 1:18:30 PM PDT by American Quilter (President Trump's making good on his campaign promises--it's morning in America!)
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To: American Quilter

Don’t bother with the whistle for the solicitors. It’s usually a recording.


31 posted on 08/12/2017 2:00:36 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Lorianne

They use our information to enrich themselves.


32 posted on 08/12/2017 3:49:04 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Lorianne

Every person who signs up for a Facebook account should be paid by Zuckerberg : )

You can bet the number of fake accounts would be cleaned up.


33 posted on 08/12/2017 4:04:22 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Ezekiel

Exactly. He got and/or was greedy from DAY ONE. I doubt he started out with a detailed admin policy plan.


34 posted on 08/12/2017 5:51:04 PM PDT by Lumper20
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