Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
by Dig1t on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:30PM
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I think it's sort of unfair to reduce the whole argument to a one-liner like that. Sure, many people do take advantage of generational wealth, setting your children up for success is a basic human impulse. There are also a ton of data supporting the case that actually a huge percentage of successful/wealthy people did not get that way through generational wealth but in fact, just worked hard (also luck plays a factor).
Also, yes the rewards are unfair, life is extremely unfair pretty much all of the time.
Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
by hhmc on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:27PM
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> I think it's sort of unfair to reduce the whole argument to a one-liner like that.
My answers had a commensurate level of respect to the questions.
Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
by oldcigarette on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:36PM
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>muh generational wealth
Gone in two or three generations - irrelevant to policy decisions. Handing out these (false) mental crutches is unproductive and just creates resentment in the wrong places. Some people take a risk and are rewarded for it. Some people just work hard. Some people got a shit hand. You come across as one of those load voices clamoring for some policy without any appreciation for nuance.
No, social immobility and generational wealth transfer.
> That their rewards are unfair?
Often, yes.