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Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ... by pdimitar on Thursday August 23, 2018 @11:06PM (#17832479)
Universal Basic Income, adjusted per country, is a very good start. Probably assign varying coefficients to it depending on demand and supposed rarity of the job. There are not that many building architects for example so probably multiplying UBI times 2.5 is "fair".
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Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ... by antidesitter on Friday August 24, 2018 @12:16AM (#17832760)
> Universal Basic Income, adjusted per country, is a very good start. Probably assign varying coefficients to it depending on demand and supposed rarity of the job.

So based on supply and demand, i.e. prices?

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Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ... by pdimitar on Friday August 24, 2018 @08:07AM (#17834384)
Not exactly. More like it will never fall below a certain threshold which we can deem to be "the fair payment".

In a pure supply/demand market races to the bottom can and do happen.

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Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ... by antidesitter on Friday August 24, 2018 @09:04PM (#17838977)
How is the bottom threshold for "fair payment" determined for different types of jobs?
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Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ... by pdimitar on Sunday August 26, 2018 @10:41AM (#17846123)
Respectful existence. Lone mothers with 2 kids should not have to work on 2 places just so they and their kids have something to eat.
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