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Here's an idea that recent posts have sparked in my sometimes
over-imaginative brain:<br>
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What about directing the massive profits that are expected from the
massive increase in productivity that's expected from the massive
improvement in AI and robotics, into health care? (actual medical
treatments, not health insurance), with the slogan "everybody is
entitled to health care" turned into actual fact?<br>
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Remove the whole 'insurance' idea from medicine altogether, just go
straight to funding the hospitals, clinics and GPs, and anybody who
needs to go to one gets treated, no questions asked. This would have
the added advantage of greatly increasing the number of health
facilities and workers.<br>
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Instead of UBI it would be UHC. The most fortunate people wouldn't
benefit from it (because they aren't sick), the least fortunate
would benefit the most. Everybody would benefit eventually, of
course, because everybody (currently) gets old, therefore sick in
one way or another. Over time, and with advances in medicine, it
would transition into Universal Life Extension in a quite natural
way. And maybe even (reaching a long way here, I know) Universal
Uploading Opportunities.<br>
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This doesn't address the problem of people losing jobs, I know, but
that's something that will have to be solved in any case, UBI or no
UBI. One thing that occurs to me re. that: Just because AI <i>can</i>
do your job, doesn't mean it <i>has</i> to. Maybe some type of 'job
protectionism' could be made to work.<br>
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Similar ideas: Fund the transport systems, stop charging people for
transport. Ditto housing (ok, there are a lot of problems there, but
might be worth thinking over). Ditto with education (imo, education
should be free anyway)<br>
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Ben</pre>
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