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> Mass unemployment would get accompanied by mass loss of disposable income, so that would actually be bad for Amazon This is nonsense. You’re saying Amazon sh
by crispyporkbites 6y ago
> Mass unemployment would get accompanied by mass loss of disposable income, so that would actually be bad for Amazon
This is nonsense. You’re saying Amazon should keep paying wages so people can use those wages to shop at Amazon. When put that way you can see it makes no sense.
The only thing that matters is that as we increase productivity the benefits are relatively evenly shared. If a 4 or 3 day week becomes normal for everyone and we still output the same or even more, that’s great.
- pixl97 6y ago>You’re saying Amazon should keep paying wages so people can use those wages to shop at Amazon This is exactly the idea behind UBI so the economy doesn't collapse under the pressure of millions of unemployed and unemployable.
- crispyporkbites 6y agoUBI comes from taxes collected from across the state/country. It’s not a private industry thing. There’s no way any company would pay wages to employees under the premise that it will keep their company afloat because they’ll spend the money they just gave them on their goods. Why not just not give them the money in the first place.