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rogert2 t1_j6ghxik wrote

Reply to comment by strvgglecity in Private UBI by SantoshiEspada

It is a reference to George Orwell's novel 1984, in which idealistic farm animals establish a socialist society that is ultimately subverted by pigs.

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strvgglecity t1_j6gjepa wrote

I assume you meant Animal Farm lololol. I do laugh at how people in 2023 still think more socialized economies are somehow bad for citizens when nearly every metric of life is higher in those countries than the world's most purely capitalist society.

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