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If everyone had a basic income, nobody would need to work. Jobs would be obsolete. Just think how nice the country would be.

• hospadar 4y ago
  I think this is a pretty big logical fallacy. There are TONS of people right now, today, who never need to work another day in their life and could live in a cozy dry home with plenty of food and decent healthcare - even in the US. Not just Jeff B & Elon, but plenty of well-off 50 year olds who _could_ retire, but would much rather keep working for a while longer so that their retirement involves trips to europe and fun boats instead of a modest home and little travel. Lots of people love their jobs, and love the things they can afford because they work harder than they strictly need to (me too! I definitely don't _need_ a nice espresso machine). Lots of start-up founders get into it because they genuinely want to make the world a better place, and the thought that they might be taking the blade from LGA and cruising around on a huge boat I'm sure doesn't hurt their desire to do the insanely hard work of starting a company. My personal hot take is that capitalism's emphasis on coercion (you only get healthcare if you work, we sometimes worry that our biggest problem is $15/hour workers slacking off) blinds us to the fact that lots of (most?) us really enjoy our work and love having something to do all day that feels useful.
• AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
  Yes, because no one ever wants to make more money once they are able to afford the bare necessities of food and shelter.
  • xyzzy4747 4y ago
    My grandfather quit his job the moment he could go on welfare and live in a rent-controlled apartment in NYC. He never worked again.
• SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
  I assume you're currently intentionally working the least hours at the laziest job you can for subsistence money.