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Do you really think most people would prefer being poor to working and thus not being poor? Look at all the lengths people will go to to get money. Most people
by jpindar 10y ago
Do you really think most people would prefer being poor to working and thus not being poor? Look at all the lengths people will go to to get money. Most people really, really, really like having money, and that doesn't stop just because they get a little bit of it.
Sure, some people won't work. But most of those would be people who either would have a hard time finding work, or who have some specific other thing they'd rather be doing.
- andrenth 10y agoSome people are not going to extra lengths to get more money now. Those people might be happy with their current income, however low it is. These people will prefer to stop working. You are also confusing money with wealth. Basic income may give people more of the first, but its inflationary nature does nothing for the second.