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We don't know what the full impact of technology would be, so a basic income is premature at best. When you say "People need to get over the idea that work wil

We don't know what the full impact of technology would be, so a basic income is premature at best. When you say "People need to get over the idea that work will be necessary to live" you are just insulting people's intelligence. Of course I am aware that if you got paid for doing nothing, then work would no longer be necessary for (an individual) to live. Also, the theory of technological unemployment is that technology will render labor less productive. Basic income might be a kinder and more efficient way to deliver money to people without jobs, but it won't magically make them more productive.

gnaritas 13y ago
> We don't know what the full impact of technology would be, so a basic income is premature at best. Now, maybe, but one need only look at long term unemployment trends to see what's coming. > When you say "People need to get over the idea that work will be necessary to live" you are just insulting people's intelligence. No, you are just choosing to feel insulted. > Basic income might be a kinder and more efficient way to deliver money to people without jobs, but it won't magically make them more productive. It's not supposed to make them more productive, so who cares.