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2016 Postmortem

kpete

(71,996 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:32 AM Feb 2016

Hmmmm, "What if EVERYONE had their basic needs met?"

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Hmmmm, "What if EVERYONE had their basic needs met?" (Original Post) kpete Feb 2016 OP

Not only that, who would they have to look down on? ErisDiscordia Feb 2016 #1

Not only that, people wouldn't have to stay in crappy jobs any more nichomachus Feb 2016 #2

Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2016 #3

They would have more time, energy, and money to engage in the fight for social, economic & political GoneFishin Feb 2016 #4

ErisDiscordia

(443 posts)

1. Not only that, who would they have to look down on?

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:46 AM

Feb 2016

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

2. Not only that, people wouldn't have to stay in crappy jobs any more

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:02 PM

Feb 2016

And that scares the bejeezuz out of The Corporatocracy.

H2O Man

(73,559 posts)

3. Recommended.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:04 PM

Feb 2016

Thank you!

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)

4. They would have more time, energy, and money to engage in the fight for social, economic & political

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:30 PM

Feb 2016

justice en masse, like what happened in the 60's and the 70's. The 0.1% didn't like it then, and they will do whatever they can to stop it from happening now.

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