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Among the many problems with that idea is that no one agrees on the definition of a "fairly basic life." One leader's definition will be different from another
by Press2forEN 6y ago
Among the many problems with that idea is that no one agrees on the definition of a "fairly basic life." One leader's definition will be different from another, so we're ever at the mercy of gaining/losing benefits at the whim of (at least in the US) a distant and isolated ruling class.
- gowld 6y agoUS can have state and local welfare systems, so not necessarily distant and isolated.
- pmiller2 6y agoAt this point, anything is an improvement. But, the minimum should certainly include the "basic needs" of physiological needs and at least partial fulfilment of safety needs, which are at the bottom of Maslow's heirarchy [0]. --- [0]: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html