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Very true. And there in lies the problem of socialism / communism / guaranteed income. What do you do with the freeloaders? If the basics of life are free, why

Very true. And there in lies the problem of socialism / communism / guaranteed income. What do you do with the freeloaders? If the basics of life are free, why do anything extra? It creates an economic drag, like physical drag on a wing. Then again Whales have bumpy features on their fins that actually help them reduce drag, kinda like dimples on a golf ball. http://www.gizmag.com/bumpy-whale-fins-set-to-spark-a-revolution-in-aerodynamics/9020/ http://www.gizmag.com/bumpy-whale-fins-set-to-spark-a-revolu... And then again I'm of the firm belief that parasitism is a basic feature of complex reproducing systems. So, the solution is more of a process, an arms race, than a destination or closed end solution. http://infidels.org/library/modern/meta/getalife/coretierra.html http://infidels.org/library/modern/meta/getalife/coretierra....

SixSigma 11y ago
There are no freeloaders in a basic income society
- kleer001 11y ago
  Then what do you call able bodied people who choose not to contribute, but instead choose to live at the most basic means? That's the very definition of freeloading to me. freeload - intransitive verb: to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved
collyw 11y ago
I have spent time on the dole (social security payments) in the UK after graduating in the dot com crash of 2001. I choose to work as I have a better quality of life because of it. I can live in a nicer apartment and afford to do more things because I have the money to so. I am assuming basic income would cover the basics and not too much more. There are plenty of people in the UK who do seem to live a "benefits lifestyle" - i.e. they (seem to) choose not to work. I guess most of them are looking at lower paid jobs where the difference in earnings from a 40 hour a week don't make it sufficiently worthwhile for them to start working, when they can get the majority of it for not working.

SixSigma 11y ago

There are no freeloaders in a basic income society

kleer001 11y ago
Then what do you call able bodied people who choose not to contribute, but instead choose to live at the most basic means? That's the very definition of freeloading to me. freeload - intransitive verb: to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved

collyw 11y ago

I have spent time on the dole (social security payments) in the UK after graduating in the dot com crash of 2001. I choose to work as I have a better quality of life because of it. I can live in a nicer apartment and afford to do more things because I have the money to so. I am assuming basic income would cover the basics and not too much more. There are plenty of people in the UK who do seem to live a "benefits lifestyle" - i.e. they (seem to) choose not to work. I guess most of them are looking at lower paid jobs where the difference in earnings from a 40 hour a week don't make it sufficiently worthwhile for them to start working, when they can get the majority of it for not working.