On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Orionworks - Steven Vincent Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-vnB16E36EQ > > > > Thanks Harry. This was fascinating to watch and very informative too. They > probably are on to something. A paradigm shift, I'd say. I hope these > experimental guaranteed income programs continue to be actively studied and > tested with real people - everywhere. > > > > As I watched this video I realize the fact that I will be retiring in less > than two weeks. In a sense, I was watching a version of this process > actually manifesting for me in the form of finally receiving my > entitlements, as if there were no strings attached guaranteed income. > > > > I could agree with a lot of the surprising conclusions that had been > recorded. If I had a guaranteed income I would have no interest spending > all my "free" time day sitting on my fat ass doing nothing more than > watching football or porn on my monitor. Nor would I be interested in > consuming booze or sampling prostitutes. I want to DO SOMETHING with the > free time I now have at my disposal! SOMETHING USEFUL. SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE > THAT HOPEFULLY, ULTIMATELY BENEFITS SOCIETY. With a guaranteed basic income > at hand I would have both the incentive and practical ability to actually > start working on a number of eccentric projects that had been economically > impossible for me to engage in in the past. > > > > I have no doubt that variations of this income distribution system will > eventually be implemented across the entire planet in various forms and > permutations. > > > I am glad you enjoyed it and that you are looking forward to your retirement. On a more somber note this issue could impact you personally should you become disabled as you age. Given current income trends among young adults the generation of care workers that will help you may not be so caring as you might like.
Harry
