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I am far more supportive of this idea than UBI. Employ anybody that wants a job. The world needs to plant billions of trees to capture carbon. Lets start with
by jay_kyburz 6y ago
I am far more supportive of this idea than UBI. Employ anybody that wants a job.
The world needs to plant billions of trees to capture carbon. Lets start with that!
We then need alternate energy sources.
We also need heaps more fresh water so that farmers don't have to take it out of the environment. Lets build desalination plants everywhere!
So many great infrastructure ideas staring us right in the face, and now we have lots of people sitting at home and need something to do!
- wetpaws 6y agoScott pointed some very good reasons why it might not be a good idea: https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic-jobs-against-hijacking-utopia/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic...
- inyorgroove 6y agoThe point is find something useful for them to do. The WPA built the all the stonework retaining walls and stairs at my high school (est 1897). The record keeping wasn't great I bet they built more of it actually.
- unishark 6y agoPut an exercise bike in everyone's house hooked up to a generator. Pay people to produce electricity.
- jay_kyburz 6y agoI think a UBI would work well alongside a jobs for all program rather than instead of it. Say 20k a year for UBI for the disabled, carers, parents, pensioners, and people who are unemployable for whatever reason, or 40k a year working on some huge infrastructure project.
- sfj 6y agoAll built by the government by workers who couldn't get any other job! Why not have the government plan everything? We won't even need money anymore! Everyone works to the extent of their ability, for the common good, comrade!