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Without reading the article (paywall) I can tell that at least here the problem is that companies don't pay well and there is not much difference between having
by varispeed 6y ago
Without reading the article (paywall) I can tell that at least here the problem is that companies don't pay well and there is not much difference between having a low paid job and living on benefits, so people often choose the latter.
edit: I don't write this as a negative. Majority of people agree with such system and there is nothing wrong with that.
- MattGaiser 6y agoPeople are downvoting you for something the article says in the first few words.
- tootie 6y agoThe article says it's a contributing factor, but not the complete explanation. Access to vaccines, fear of public safety, and the need to be home with kids who can't attend school are still huge factors. Also, there is a ton of hiring going on. Unrate is dropping and competition is high. A lot of motivated workers just can't apply fast enough or have the option of being choosy.
- mistrial9 6y agoPeople are quick to blame others for failings for real-world situation while projecting attributes in their own minds
- klyrs 6y agoThe article looks at several studies covering different motivations with a lot more data than "didn't read the article but here's my opinion"
- mitchdoogle 6y agoIt seems like they tried to read it but hit a paywall. The same thing happened to me. But I still wanted to see the comments and participate in discussion. I don't know why hacker news still allows articles with paywalls.
- kgantchev 6y agoI don't know if companies don't "pay well," but the government certainly pays well enough for people not to need a job. Is that good? :) It is certainly a goal that some people strive for and we certainly have realized this goal now. Is society satisfied with this result?
- 35fbe7d3d5b9 6y ago> It is certainly a goal that some people strive for and we certainly have realized this goal now I'm not so sure we can compare the impact of temporary changes to the goals that proponents of UBI have set out. I suspect there's going to be significant pressure to wind back expansions and allow temporary programs to sunset. And it'll be hard to argue to keep them once vaccine access is high, schools are open, and things can "return to normal." Not working at a time when you have access to significantly increased unemployment funds and in the middle of a pandemic is an extremely rational decision, but I suspect it is not how the long-term would look.
- mitchdoogle 6y agoIf a company can't hire anyone at a specified pay rate, either they aren't advertising the position well enough or it doesn't pay well enough. If you've already tried more advertising, it leaves one thing.. It is a great thing when government forces businesses to pay living wages. We can hope and wish for them to do it themselves, but it just doesn't happen otherwise.
- kgantchev 6y agoSure, but is it good for the person to not work? I get that you don't care what happens to the business, but the question isn't about the business - it's about the person. We get that this is the best economic decision for them, but are they happier? Do they feel fulfillment? Is society better-off?
- varispeed 6y agoSome people are just like that. They consume and then they die. Not everyone has to achieve something and for me and you this may be unthinkable, but some people just don't feel the need. They are perfectly happy with spending their life watching TV or similar.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 6y agoTry disabling javascript, then you should be able to read it. There are browser extensions to make disabling js a button you can toggle.