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Unfortunately the prevailing ideology dictates that if you're not working you are worthless and you should not feel happy.
by sakisv 8y ago
Unfortunately the prevailing ideology dictates that if you're not working you are worthless and you should not feel happy.
- RIMR 8y agoThat may be the prevailing American ideology, but it certainly isn't the prevailing ideology worldwide. The idea that being bad at capitalism makes you deserving of misery is just awful - our country is too wealthy to act that way.
- agumonkey 8y agoIt's a tough sell you gotta admit it. That money came from someone making an effort (even if it was in form of large [reluctant]corporate taxes). Also slacking (I am half a slacker on the way to ~zero) is toxic on the long run. I always thought of universal income as way to allow me to grow without a burden. Learning, helping, producing (whether art, tools, ...). It's supposed to help strengthen the social tissue.
- matz1 8y agoyes that money came from someone making an effort, but on the premise that it came from someone who derive happiness by doing the work not because of necessity.
- agumonkey 8y agoit's hard to ensure honestly but I think we agree, the goal is to reduce faux-slavery due to the need for basics necessities
- manicdee 8y agoIn a nation that has its own fiat currency, the money does not come from someone making an effort. It is printed, invented. Taxes only control inflation.