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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