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"what's the functional difference between that and slavery?" Ability to exercise your freewill? Aren't we all choosing between work and starving? The differen
by bkmartin 10y ago
"what's the functional difference between that and slavery?"
Ability to exercise your freewill? Aren't we all choosing between work and starving? The difference is freedom and liberty... the ability to choose our work. Why do we need a basic income? Why not just value people's time and give them the dignity they deserve and pay them in a way that they do not need a government handout when they do the 40hrs per week of work that our society has deemed the acceptable level over the last 150 years? People want to earn their keep. It is called dignity.
- gkya 10y ago> Aren't we all choosing between work and starving? Oh yeah. Just like slaves could choose between serving and torture and death.
- beat 10y agoBasic income gives people a real choice - a choice to not work. Not everyone wants to earn their keep (or wants to earn their keep in a way that translates easily to cash, for example artists or ministers). If someone wants more than the basic, though, more than just eating and shelter, they can always go get a job, doing those things that may not be pleasant, but are financially valuable (like picking up the garbage). And since people can choose to not do them in a meaningful way (not just choosing between work and starvation), the jobs will have to start paying real value.