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Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by aww_dang on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:03PM (#25972450)
At the end of the day most people don't want to work, but the option to be paid for not working isn't available. We all dislike working to some extent. Otherwise we would do it for free, as a hobby. There are some low paid jobs people choose out of passion or interest.

There are also bottom rung jobs that beginners with no job skills can enter. Think about people with no language skills, don't they deserve a chance to be productive?

Even some of the lowest paid workers take pride in their work. Some of the savoir-esque rhetoric here borders on condescension.

Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by gtsop on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:11PM (#25972519)
> At the end of the day most people don't want to work [...] We all dislike working to some extent.

Where did you get that from? I really think the opposite is true.

Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by reader_mode on Sunday January 31, 2021 @12:47AM (#25976395)
>Where did you get that from? I really think the opposite is true.

Have you ever worked in a factory, on a farm, etc. on bottom level positions ? Most people would take the money and do nothing without blinking. Hell even a bunch of my college friends would skip years of their life playing games and acquiring 0 life experience if someone gave them this option the only thing that forced them to go out in the world was existential need (as demonstrated by two guys I know who are well off and their parents allowed them to do nothing - one guy has 0 days working experience at 30, he was a top tier COD gamer)

Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by gtsop on Friday February 05, 2021 @02:34PM (#26040274)
People don't want shitty jobs != people don't want to work

Hint: The difference is within "shity" Hint: Jobs don't have to be shity

Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by aww_dang on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:22PM (#25972608)
Why not work for free as I suggested above? Why do employers compete for labor by providing incentives?
Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by antonzabirko on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:37PM (#25972751)
Do you want to work for free then?

I understand money is used for supporting yourself, but do you honestly work for free after-hours? Everyone has better things to do than work. Travel the world, make businesses, and spend time with family. You'd rather work?

Re:Universal Basic Income Is Superior to a $15 Minimum Wage ... by executive on Saturday January 30, 2021 @03:38PM (#25972773)
Sir, this is a Wendy's