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Are you sure were are not heading towards The Expanse ;P Here's one counter argument for UBI. Who will do all the boring work needed for building a dam / apart
by foobar_ 6y ago
Are you sure were are not heading towards The Expanse ;P
Here's one counter argument for UBI. Who will do all the boring work needed for building a dam / apartment ? If we are honest about it, most of this boring, physically harmful and repetitive infrastructure work is only done by the working class that chooses to do it because the alternative is begging. It's because of the threat of extreme poverty and unemployment that the working class works. If they are able to sustain themselves with UBI why would they work ?
Who will do the boring data entry work in our industry ?
- chillacy 6y agoThe author of the expanse himself clarified that Basic is not UBI http://www.scottsantens.com/the-expanse-basic-support-basic-income http://www.scottsantens.com/the-expanse-basic-support-basic-...
- joppy 6y agoPerhaps it's time that this kind of work is recognised as being more valuable than it is today, precisely because not many people want to do it.
- foobar_ 6y agoBecause people will be paid well to do it, they might as well put more effort into it. You get what you pay for in that way!
- d0100 6y agoUBI shouldn't cover the American Dream. That should only be a reality throught work. UBI should cover a room to live, bread to eat, healthcare and internet access (to participate in the democracy, voting, etc). Wanna buy a car? Go out? Eat some candy? Build that dam / apartment.
- osdiab 6y agoThe boring work has to get paid better because companies can't exploit the fact that people have no other choice. I think the businesses based only on that exploitation and not on real innovation will probably suffer as a consequence.
- barrenko 6y agoPeople who do stuff out of fear generally don't stop being afraid if you give them safety. They would continue working even if unpaid, which most of them are kinda doing the whole time. My perspective.