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The idea isn't that people work without being paid. Effectively, the government is paying (via the Basic Income) for your work (or willingness to do work when n
by gizmo686 13y ago
The idea isn't that people work without being paid. Effectively, the government is paying (via the Basic Income) for your work (or willingness to do work when none is available). If you refuse to work, then your right to a basic income is revoked (or reduced).
This effectivly makes the government the employer of last resort, in the same way that it becomes the buyer of last resort to escape depressions.
- jacques_chester 13y agoWell, that's different. Workfare or Mutual Obligation. In Australia we call it "Work for the Dole" [1]. It's not a substitute to normal employment, though it is certainly better than plain "sit down money". But a lot of the problems of welfare still persist anyway. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_the_Dole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_the_Dole
- zanny 13y agoThis sounds more like a huge public jobs program than negative income. I know I'd love nothing more than to get basic income and work on open source revolutions in 3d printing, AI, computer vision, biometrics, etc. Too bad that doesn't feed me, so I have to drudge through asp.net development job ads that expect 80 hours a week from me.
- rdl 13y agoUnless there's something unique to your situation, CV, biometrics, 3d printing, etc. all have a fair number of jobs, too. Some using open source.