Arthur Cordell wrote:
> I think similar criticisms were levelled against the minimum wage, child
> labour laws, old age security, medicare, etc.
>
> Same old, same old. Can't afford it today. Wait. Wait. Someday.
>
> Rubbish.
Being in favor of the minimum wage(*), child labour laws, old age security,
medicare, etc., but opposed to BI, I think there's a fundamental difference
between the former and the latter: BI is of the "perpetuum mobile" kind.
(not in the sense that BI works forever but that it won't work at all)
It would be a pity if name-calling ("rubbish") and misrepresentation of
my arguments ("can't afford it today" -- no, can't afford it tomorrow
either!) would be the only "arguments" of Arthur in reply to my posting
and BI-example ($1.2 billion) of 13-Dec-03. Let's hear some good
arguments (if possible with numbers) please... [if there are any]
(*) Btw, I was informed that a Canadian province has reduced the
minimum wage from $8 to $6 (Can.). For comparison, it's about $15 in
Switzerland. I guess that's why a Swiss emigré mechanic recently
had to return from Canada to work for 6 weeks here, and with the money
he earned he can live for 5 months in Canada with his whole family.
So Arthur, perhaps Industry Canada should introduce a _livable_
minimum wage for _workers_ first, before you fancy about an
unaffordable BI for everyone being "affordable".
Chris
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