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No, we did not. Again, that welfare program is very different from the basic income described here in many ways. Those differences are crucial to understandin
by manyoso 11y ago
No, we did not. Again, that welfare program is very different from the basic income described here in many ways. Those differences are crucial to understanding the benefits of a basic income in comparison to the broad welfare program you reference.
One such difference being that everyone in a society gets the basic income with no strings attached meaning that there is no perverse incentive not to work. With a basic income people are free to work and gain additional income on top of the basic income and to do so for whatever motivations best inspire them free from the fear of starving.
- stcredzero 11y agoWhat is the evidence with regards to the benefit or detriment of the fear of starving?
- manyoso 11y agoI can't cite any studies, but I do remember having heard of many studies indicating well motivated employees are more productive and happy employees are more productive. As for whether the fear of starving is 'good motivation' I would say that personally speaking it is definitely not what inspires my best work. Mileage probably varies quite a bit.
- stcredzero 11y agoI can say that unemployment combined with life changes and other stressors can result in debilitating depression. However, it was falling in love and having something to lose that motivated me to land my current job. Now that she's left me, it's only fear of starvation that motivates me to keep my job.