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Extracting money violently from people to give it free to others creates a whole subculture of people who will do the very minimum and be totally dependent on t

Extracting money violently from people to give it free to others creates a whole subculture of people who will do the very minimum and be totally dependent on the state. we saw it during the pandemic how many people refused to work. A bare bones safety net so people don't starve makes sense, but full lifestyle subcidies do not. It rots society and its theft from those who are productive.

spamizbad 4y ago
There's no supporting evidence things like Superdole contributed to the COVID labor shortage. What actually happened was a ton of low-wage workers were laid-off, found jobs elsewhere, and their employers struggled to find people willing to work low-wage jobs when everyone else was paying more.
qualudeheart 4y ago
That would be correct if we lived in a twentieth century communist society in which the local spectrum of Mittelstand, to Petite Bourgeoisie to Bourgeoisie consisted of humans with moral rights. I would not advocate for this in a society with twentieth century conditions. I am advocating for this in a twenty-first century economy in which most wealth will be controlled by corporations and artificial intelligences. In another comment in another thread I’ve also stated that private entities like Jeff Bezos would operate their own welfare programs. Black celebrities in particular are known to reinvest in the neighborhoods they grew up in. I predict that the State will provide the basic necessities and that private entities will provide comparatively more luxurious goods to those willing to their loyal patrons. Should the investment portfolio which me and my girlfriend have been building from our salaries as elite embedded systems engineers grow as I think it will, I would provide such a welfare system to those close to my heart. As a good citizen I consider that a civic duty. I believe that your libertarianism should be compatible with either of these forms of welfare.

spamizbad 4y ago

There's no supporting evidence things like Superdole contributed to the COVID labor shortage. What actually happened was a ton of low-wage workers were laid-off, found jobs elsewhere, and their employers struggled to find people willing to work low-wage jobs when everyone else was paying more.

qualudeheart 4y ago

That would be correct if we lived in a twentieth century communist society in which the local spectrum of Mittelstand, to Petite Bourgeoisie to Bourgeoisie consisted of humans with moral rights. I would not advocate for this in a society with twentieth century conditions. I am advocating for this in a twenty-first century economy in which most wealth will be controlled by corporations and artificial intelligences. In another comment in another thread I’ve also stated that private entities like Jeff Bezos would operate their own welfare programs. Black celebrities in particular are known to reinvest in the neighborhoods they grew up in. I predict that the State will provide the basic necessities and that private entities will provide comparatively more luxurious goods to those willing to their loyal patrons. Should the investment portfolio which me and my girlfriend have been building from our salaries as elite embedded systems engineers grow as I think it will, I would provide such a welfare system to those close to my heart. As a good citizen I consider that a civic duty. I believe that your libertarianism should be compatible with either of these forms of welfare.