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> So how do you get people to do anything they don't want to? How do you get people doing the jobs no one may want to do but will need to be done? Don't pay th
by imustbeevil 6y ago
> So how do you get people to do anything they don't want to? How do you get people doing the jobs no one may want to do but will need to be done?
Don't pay them enough to have everything they want. Everyone deserves food, water, healthcare, and shelter. Basic income covers those things (I'd go so far as to just have those things be the "basic income" instead of money).
For anything like Netflix, Rock Climbing gym membership, plane tickets, or video games, you could need a job to pay for them.
- sdenton4 6y agoI think many of the 'nice to haves' would eventually become basically free under UBI. As people are freed to engage in low-capital creative work, we'll see a lot more of everything, driving down the prices. Similar to Bandcamp, or indie games on Steam: a massive pool of highly-skilled amateurs which eventually drives down prices.
- bena 6y agoA job doing what? Imagine automation doing all of the basic things. And most of the others. Imagine you can only have 2% of the population employed doing the remaining jobs. Are you saying only 2% of the population deserves Netflix? Or air travel?
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