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May unemployed people are so because the jobs available are not pallatable. Almost everyone I know that doesn't have a job could easily find work washing dishes
by seizethecheese 12y ago
May unemployed people are so because the jobs available are not pallatable. Almost everyone I know that doesn't have a job could easily find work washing dishes or similar. How is this different from a job guarantee, at least for a large chunk of the population?
- rjbwork 12y agoWith basic income even the people filling those jobs now won't do them, forcing businesses to automate that workload and, as the article says, de-commoditizing the human labor force, and emphasizing a focus on technological solutions to previously "too cheap to automate" tasks.
- hvidgaard 12y agoNot only that. People need income, and thus the employer have an major advantage. With BIG people do not need the money to the same extend and thus evaluate the cost/benefit much more fairly. I'm not going to bust my ass off for 10$ an hour with zero benefits. On the other hand if the same job gave me 30$ I might not mind it.
- dllthomas 12y ago"I'm not going to bust my ass off for 10$ an hour with zero benefits." Unless it's to an end I feel passionate about. Then I might do it for $5 or for free.