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Better yet, shouldn't we just make everything free for everyone? Housing costs are outrageous. It would be great if houses were free. And food too. And cars and
by hallway_monitor 4y ago
Better yet, shouldn't we just make everything free for everyone? Housing costs are outrageous. It would be great if houses were free. And food too. And cars and clothing. I guess the only problem is then everyone's wage would have to be $0 as well.
- em-bee 4y agoi don't see why zero wages would be a problem in that case. it would be a money-less society like in star trek. whether that's realistic is another discussion. but how about universal basic income instead?
- Firmwarrior 4y agoI've been thinking about this, and I don't know if a UBI like people envision will ever really be viable. BUT as society gets more and more wealthy, I'll bet that living on the fringes of it will be more and more viable We're already at a point where you can work minimum wage for an hour (take home ~$7) and buy a few days' worth of subsistence-quality food if you have access to a kitchen. You can pare down your other living expenses too, and suddenly you have a reasonably comfortable lifestyle that only costs a few hundred bucks a month. Right now we stigmatize "van dwellers" and couch surfers, but maybe that'll change in the future
- mjan22640 4y agoThe automation is going to bring that relatively soon.
- jacooper 4y agoI am not the best in keeping up with the Socialist movement. But this video explains it well, people would still work, just not for a living. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CFP_58mBc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CFP_58mBc