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I agree, and I'd go further: A Job Guarantee type program would work better than UBI. Have the government provide a 'minimum standard job', available to any wor
by pjmorris 8y ago
I agree, and I'd go further: A Job Guarantee type program would work better than UBI. Have the government provide a 'minimum standard job', available to any worker who wants one. Beyond economic benefits similar to UBI (but probably at lower cost), people who want to work can have the dignity of doing work.
- zie 8y agoThat's what prison is. Well it's not supposed to be that, but it's sort of ended up that way, if you look at it from a certain perspective. see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17812292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17812292. Doesn't seem to be working out very well.
- pjmorris 8y agoI'd argue that a forced living situation, a forced job, and a below-minimum wage are very different from an optional job with a minimum wage and no constraints on living situation, and that the two systems work differently.