Re:Millions of Men Are Missing from the Job Market
by ryandrake on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @12:04AM
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This idea (that jobs are required to give a sense of purpose) and it's close cousin idea (that one's living must be "earned" and the proper way is with a job), are reasons why Basic Income, even if financially feasible, would never be politically feasible.
Our culture is so wrapped up in the idea of the necessity of jobs that I predict we will see government programs to pay 1/2 of the people to dig holes and the other 1/2 to fill them in, before we see Basic Income.
Re:Millions of Men Are Missing from the Job Market
by amalcon on Monday October 17, 2016 @06:07PM
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It's easy to find a "job" if you don't need the money earning part, though. There are nonprofits all over the place that will happily give you all the tasks you want, even tasks that you can do from home if that's what you need, as long as they don't need to pay you.
> Some experts suspect that frequent use of painkillers is a result of being out of work, because people who have no job prospects are more likely to be depressed, become addicted to drugs and alcohol and have other mental health problems.
A job is more than a way to earn money. Jobs help people structure their lives and live with a sense of purpose.