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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Exactly, and as automation gradually makes profits obsolete, the wealth tax and UBI should evolve from money into a basic right to receive goods produced by the automation. Money is really just a middleman. If we eliminate scarcity we won't need it.