Re:Finland ends Basic Income trial
by jMyles on Monday April 23, 2018 @07:11PM
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> The real fear of most against UBI seems to be that the majority will quit their jobs
Often ignored in this discussion is the viewpoint that this isn't something to fear, but to celebrate.
There are a lot of dumb jobs out there that don't need anyone working them any more. What if those people can instead write poetry or paint or dance or invent? That's more the world I'm interested in. I don't give a hoot if the government can't raise enough money to drop explosives on people - at worst, that is a pleasant side effect.
Often ignored in this discussion is the viewpoint that this isn't something to fear, but to celebrate.
There are a lot of dumb jobs out there that don't need anyone working them any more. What if those people can instead write poetry or paint or dance or invent? That's more the world I'm interested in. I don't give a hoot if the government can't raise enough money to drop explosives on people - at worst, that is a pleasant side effect.