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nobody would work in a miserable job for a miserable wage FTFY
by mrfinn 3y ago
nobody would work in a miserable job for a miserable wage
FTFY
- surgical_fire 3y agoThis is the true meaning behind most bullshit arguments against UBI. And it sort of shows why most people that probably think of themselves as fair and honest are actually pretty cruel. They count on existing people poor enough to work miserable jobs that no one would do if not for the threat of homelessness and starvation. They count on the coercion inherent to the system to keep things chugging along. Someone gotta collect that garbage, and the sewer won't unclog itself.
- cheeseomlit 3y ago>Someone gotta collect that garbage, and the sewer won't unclog itself. What's your answer then? Robots? "These dirty but necessary jobs should pay better" would be a reasonable take, "let's give free money to everybody" seems a bit less so to me.
- surgical_fire 3y ago> What's your answer then? Robots? My answer is that a system that forces people into miserable jobs for miserable payment is inherently an unfair system. Would you be alright with slavery because no one else would pick cotton or cut sugar cane while being threatened with a whip because "these dirty but necessary jobs should should be better"? > would be a reasonable take, "let's give free money to everybody" seems a bit less so to me. Giving free money to everybody would result in undesirable jobs either having their conditions improved or eliminated entirely. If unclogging sewers is necessary, people would only do it for the proper payment.
- PM_me_your_math 3y agoYou're right. The government should just pay people to stay home, smoke weed, and play video games.
- PM_me_your_math 3y agoYea, it is "cruel" to want to keep the money for which you work and not give it to people who refuse to work. Utter and complete nonsense.