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For those that make an only moderate amount more than the basic income? It's a good probability that they will not want to work. Perhaps not out of "spite" as
by zo1 12y ago
For those that make an only moderate amount more than the basic income? It's a good probability that they will not want to work.
Perhaps not out of "spite" as you suggest, but a simple time tradeoff. E.g. "Work 8 hours per day, and get $100 more. Or work 0 hours per and have $100 dollars less to spend, but 8 hours more to work on hobbies and leisure and social activities.
- orangecat 12y agoPerhaps not out of "spite" as you suggest, but a simple time tradeoff. E.g. "Work 8 hours per day, and get $100 more. Or work 0 hours per and have $100 dollars less to spend, but 8 hours more to work on hobbies and leisure and social activities. That situation exists today, and to a greater extent than it would with a basic income. Due to the loss of benefits, as income increases the working poor face huge effective marginal taxes, sometimes over 100% so that they are literally made worse off by earning more. See https://www.epionline.org/studies/r27/ https://www.epionline.org/studies/r27/ for example.