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> I agree but I think you’ll find that working usually contributes economic value. _Some_ people have to be "not working" in order to make use of all the other
by the_other 4y ago
> I agree but I think you’ll find that working usually contributes economic value.
_Some_ people have to be "not working" in order to make use of all the other areas of the economy - shops, transport, leisure centres, clubs, nightlife, the arts, self-care (beauty, massage, counselling etc). That's a fairly large slice of the economic activity in many countries.
- atwood22 4y agoSure, but they can’t spend more than they make, and they can’t make more than they produce. Obviously this might not hold true for every individual, but it holds true in aggregate.