Threats are assault. Battery are if the person carries out the threat:

Definition: "Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact."

I must be too tired. I read that as she skied across the country from coast to coast.

The basic income would be spent by the recipients which trickles up through the economy back into the pockets of the super wealthy people and corporations. Money trickles up not down.

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