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No. The welfare state (and the UBI) are great social constructions! Unfortunately, they are in danger precisely by the parasitic activities of rent-seekers.
by enriquto 6y ago
No. The welfare state (and the UBI) are great social constructions! Unfortunately, they are in danger precisely by the parasitic activities of rent-seekers.
- ghaff 6y agoYes. Much better that younger generations are involuntarily paying for you not to work than people are voluntarily paying for your SaaS/book/property/etc. /s
- enriquto 6y agoAs a member of the younger generation that pays nearly 50% of my salary in taxes, I agree. I love my country and I love to pay taxes for it to be better! I do not understand why do you say it is involuntary, however? In a democratic country the amount of taxation is agreed upon by the majority.
- ghaff 6y agoRule of the majority (directly or indirectly) is not the same as me making a voluntary personal decision.
- hmmgoesnowyes 6y agoDemocracy is the oppression of the minority by the majority.
- echelon 6y agoI'm working my ass off so that I won't have to work on what other people want me to do. I want to create the changes I want to see in the world, but right now that's not economically possible without amassing capital. If that amounts to me "parasitically" rent-seeking, then I'm sorry. I'm all in on that plan.
- enriquto 6y agoIf you work your ass off and you change the world for the better, nobody is saying that you are a parasite.
- hmmgoesnowyes 6y agoWho decides what’s better?