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In his influential book on Universal Income, "Utopia for Realists", Rutger Bregman discusses this at some length (referencing the same study). I have to say I
by jimnotgym 8y ago
In his influential book on Universal Income, "Utopia for Realists", Rutger Bregman discusses this at some length (referencing the same study).
I have to say I have experienced it myself, and not having enough money for the essentials is so all consuming that you cannot possibly perform well at work and make good life decisions. I have succeeded at work under these conditions, but I gave up everything else, hobbies, leisure time, and worse of all time with my children. Maybe my kids will do worse in their exams because I didn't have the mental capacity left to see where they needed help. Maybe this will make them poorer too.
- tsenkov 8y agoI am sure you have given your kids a great example of succeeding in a tough situation and taking care of a family. Edit: Don't know why was my post down-voted. My intention was only to give emotional support to a fellow human being that goes/went through pain that I personally have struggled with and know all too well.
- jimnotgym 8y agoThank you for that, it was a nice comment and I up-voted. It is interesting, my eldest always seems to think we are poor now, since she was old enough to have remembered the worst of it. I earn above average wage now, but she is scarred by it. My reaction is not to victim-blame other poor people who didn't get through, but to campaign for a system which helps people succeed. And that system is not, categorically, anything with strings attached or any 'work-makes-you-free' Victorian BS. Working out of poverty is miserable and I don't feel a lot better for having done it, but I do bear plenty of scars.
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