> In 1969, publisher John Martin offered to pay Charles Bukowski $100 each and every month for the rest of his life, on one condition: that he quit his job at t

> In 1969, publisher John Martin offered to pay Charles Bukowski $100 each and every month for the rest of his life, on one condition: that he quit his job at the post office and become a writer. this makes me think of basic income, which might be one approach to ending wage slavery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income