On 19/10/16 16:28, Heather Madrone wrote: [snip]
[FX: Alaric adds Heather Madrone to list of awesome people] >> 4) At that point, the idea of moving towards a universal basic income >> becomes palatable. As a society, creating an environment where people >> don't need to fight for ever scarcer jobs to survive starts to seem a >> valid use of taxpayer's money. People can choose to just live, rather >> than between "live to work or work to live". > > Universal basic income is palatable now. We are holding so much creative > energy down by insisting that everyone go out and hold miserable jobs in > order to survive. Once freed of that need, people will find other > worthwhile pursuits to fill their time. It's palatable to me, and presumably you, and many others, but I doubt it'd sit well with the current ruling party here in the UK or their tabloid masters, who currently use "hard-working" as an adjective to describe "people who deserve things" :-( > Sure, some people will spin their wheels (at least for a time) and > others will engage themselves in pursuits that other people don't > approve of. Bringing a few really good ideas to fruition should more > than pay for the ones who waste their time and the ideas that don't pan > out. Yes! And the savings in other areas of society would be huge. Crime, healthcare, supporting people who can't work, housewives/househusbands no longer being financially dependent on the worker (creating potential for abuse), ... > > --hmm > ABS -- Alaric Snell-Pym http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/alaric/
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