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>> Would you quit your job for a guaranteed 20k a year? I wouldn't. Probably yes. I've worked for 25 years. I have a good amount of savings. But not enough to
by jbb555 13y ago
>> Would you quit your job for a guaranteed 20k a year? I wouldn't.
Probably yes.
I've worked for 25 years. I have a good amount of savings. But not enough to retire on. If you gave me $20k a year I'd have enough to retire on right now.
So it would cost you $20k a year to pay me not to work, plus probably 50% more than that in lost taxes.
Not a chance of this working.
- dllthomas 13y agoIt doesn't rely on there being no one in your position, so it doesn't follow from your example that there is "not a chance of this working." We want some people in your circumstance - able to comfortably step aside when we don't know what to put your labor towards, ready to rejoin the work force when we figure it out (as determined by whether you want what we're offering to pay you). Though, for the record, I think $20k is high for our present situation.
- mcv 13y agoI'd probably quit my job, but I wouldn't stop working. I'd start doing work that _I_ want. I'd make cool stuff, rather than boring corporate websites. And who knows? Some of that cool stuff might even make me more money than corporate websites would. And with 20k a year, I could afford to take that risk. Basic Income would be absolutely fantastic for starting entrepreneurs.