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How many people who work today would be content with simply subsisting on their stipend? Who would then pay taxes? Would the burden be too great for the workers
by PostOnce 17y ago
How many people who work today would be content with simply subsisting on their stipend? Who would then pay taxes? Would the burden be too great for the workers that remained? Almost certainly, I think.
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoThe stipend, IMO, needs to be at a level that requires you to grow your own food, mend your own clothes, etc., in order to not go hungry and naked. That is it should require you to be productive even if you're not employed. If you can afford to smoke or buy brand new clothes, buy cable telly or go out for food then you're getting too much stipend. Then the question becomes how many people on minimum wage jobs would give up what they have and live in charity shop clothing, tending an allotment, not smoking or drinking (unless they grow/bottle their own) and preparing their own food at home in shared accommodation. I don't think you'll see too many of the current generation choosing that sort of lifestyle.