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If I had a decent basic income, I wouldn't be working.
by lghh 11y ago
If I had a decent basic income, I wouldn't be working.
- prodmerc 11y agoYou wouldn't? What would you be doing? If I had basic income that pays for everyday expenses, I'd be free to learn something (robotics/automation/mechanical engineering) and find a job in that industry...
- lghh 11y agoI'd practice cooking, read a lot, and do some coursera/udacity/whatever courses, and see my friends and family more. I may work as I do now, but only a day or two a week. That would only be if I got very, very bored though.
- prodmerc 11y agoHmm, well I'm quite sure you would apply that knowledge somewhere eventually, after resting for a while maybe...
- drumdance 11y agoBut not everyone would. I really love my work. Fewer people in the marketplace would be good for me because it would drive up my wages, which means I could afford to do things that the average UBI recipient could not. Also, it's not like UBI would solve all social problems. Many people who like to work in nonprofits today would continue to do so. Probably even more people would because they would have more of a safety net underneath them while they save the world. That said, I'm skeptical of a UBI. Too many unknown consequences.
- codeismightier 11y agoMoney is just an abstraction for actual goods and services produced by the economy. If your wages go up, presumably so does the wages of those whose services you consume. If less people worked, the economy would produce less and we would be worse off.