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In my country a law saying "you don't have to work, but you still get 10k eur from the government" would win by a huge margin... how this would actually work, n

In my country a law saying "you don't have to work, but you still get 10k eur from the government" would win by a huge margin... how this would actually work, noone cares... Sadly, an average person is stupid, and half are even stupider.

dorfsmay 5y ago
Then specialists will explain that to be able to spend this, other budgets will have to be cut, like healthcare. If people are stupid and we need to be ruled by elites, then why do we have democracies? Why popular vote? Shouldn't we have PhD's decide who are rulers are? Lookup "sortition", experiences show that common people tend to make better decison for the good of society, while any "club" (politicians, elites) end up working towards expanding their power.
mandmandam 5y ago
There are countries that do something close to that, and it does in fact work. In many, many ways. Basic Income is a very real and powerful thing. Reduced crime, increased economic strength, increased education and skills, better overall wellbeing, a stronger economy, better health. Whichever European country you're in, I'd wager that the .1% are using tax loopholes and straight up fraud to fleece more taxpayer money than 10k per citizen would cost. Sounds a bit like you're a victim of class war propaganda. Try looking into BI and how it actually works.