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Most people probably want to live on more than just a basic income. And assuming we cleaned up the waste and fraud in the economy, it is reasonable to assume we
by wallace_f 9y ago
Most people probably want to live on more than just a basic income. And assuming we cleaned up the waste and fraud in the economy, it is reasonable to assume we would only need around 1 in 3 people to maintain current economic growth. Like I said, way less than 50% really do much of any useful commerce at the moment. A lot are making things worse.
- nickpp 9y agoI disagree on both counts. First, I believe that most people would rather relax and take it easy as long as their basic needs are covered (food, shelter, porn, games and some weed). Secondly I think that we need SO much more work done around us, and of so much better quality. Everywhere I look I see crumbling cities, broken infrastructure, decaying building and wild nature reclaiming areas that used to be domesticated and manicured. The work being done is crappy, substandard and simply done badly. It's like nobody even thinks anymore. Business are crying for better, smarter employees but they are unable to get them no matter the cost. Consumers are crying for better services and products but are facing a race to the bottom everywhere we look. Markets are failing everywhere due to the massive governmental interventions. Maybe all this will be solved when robots appear, but for right now there is a lot of work to be done...
- dragonwriter 9y ago> Business are crying for better, smarter employees but they are unable to get them no matter the cost. If this is true, it's because the existing system actually locks people in place rather than enabling improvement. Willingness to pay more once a state is achieved doesn't actually free people to achieve it. Doing what work one can for now to survive competes with investing time into self-improvement, which is literally a luxury many cannot afford.