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> The right theory for a basic income should be that all people deserve a stake in the accumulated knowledge and technology of mankind, just as they deserve equal stake in the land and other natural resources.

What is their contribution to knowledge and technology, so that they "deserve" a stake? What you're saying is that they deserve something for nothing.

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The same reason people deserve not to be born into slavery. A basic human right that we respect now, that we didn't always.

Back when we had slavery, many people (free or slaves) fought against it. Many slaves tried to escape (and a lot of them succeeded).

Are just as many people fighting now for technology and knowledge? My impression is that they aren't, but you're advocating that they get rewarded anyway.

Do you agree that everyone deserves a fair share of the natural resources of the earth?

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