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It is funny how HN comes across as both pro basic income and anti government jobs programs.
by panzagl 10y ago
It is funny how HN comes across as both pro basic income and anti government jobs programs.
- hx87 10y agoPaying people is acceptable. Paying people to make me miserable is not acceptable.
- plandis 10y agoIt's almost as if different people have different opinions. If anything, that's a great reason to read HN :)
- obstacle1 10y agoWhy's that funny? Jobs programs and basic income are completely different animals. I'm sure many people take issue with the various externalities associated with job programs, e.g. In this case making all of our lives more difficult and wasting our time while travelling. If we simply gave all TSA employees a basic income and told them to stay out of the way (i.e., fired them) the end goal of giving them money would be achieved but without the additional drain on everyone else's resources.
- na85 10y agoBasic income doesn't hassle me at the airport for no discernible reason