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1. dgolds+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-09-26 16:12:30
But his would those amounts be set? For some people $100/week would be a lot of money; for higher earners it'd be basically nothing.
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2. microm+W1[view] [source] 2024-09-26 16:22:00
>>dgolds+(OP)
that would be a good system, base it on income or wealth — you're limited to $100/week or whatever unless you can validate you can afford more

let's means test the rich for once

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3. dgolds+KL4[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-09-28 07:04:59
>>microm+W1
100/week is 5200/year. That's probably the difference between making ends meet and being always in debt for a lot of households - the median us household income is about $50k and we're talking 10% of that. That's a huge difference for the median household, and likely pretty catastrophic for the bottom quartile.

Which arguably is as much a problem with income inequality as anything else, but the point is, gambling exacerbates existing social problems.

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