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Food, housing, and a living wage too. The bare necessities to live must be decoupled from capitalistic incentives.

• JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > The bare necessities to live must be decoupled from capitalistic incentives We don’t have evidence we live in sufficient abundance to guarantee this sustainably even in rich countries. Particularly when bare necessities are decried as cruelty and so cost creep comes to pass. What we can do: free basic nutrition for all, free prenatal and neonatal care, free preventative medicine and annual check-ups, free access to generics where medically necessary, and a fixed amount of water and electricity to each household. Not enough to be remotely comfortable or long lived. But enough to survive.
  • robocat 1y ago
    So easy to say free when you're expecting others to pay. Who votes for higher taxes on themselves?
    • JumpCrisscross 1y ago
      > Who votes for higher taxes on themselves? People who don't want to have to live amidst poverty. Or vote alongside folks who are struggling. In summary, good people.
    • ben_w 1y ago
      > Who votes for higher taxes on themselves? Even if you're selfish (and a lot of people are community spirited), the same people who as shareholders vote for the company to grow rather than to pay out more dividends.