Re:Ireland to launch basic income program for artists
by hubert022 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @06:33AM
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Wow this is so naive… how are they gonna define who is an artist and who is not? Why taxpayers (who may not care about art at all) should pay for this? Why a government can define that this specific group of people should get some grants, but not for example teachers or Uber drivers? Utopia
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Re:Ireland to launch basic income program for artists
by rbanffy on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @07:30AM
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If only you read the article...
> how are they gonna define who is an artist and who is not?
They won't.
> Why taxpayers (who may not care about art at all) should pay for this?
Who would? Would you?
> Why a government can define that this specific group of people should get some grants
Because that's what governments do.
> but not for example teachers
Teachers have regular incomes.
> or Uber drivers?
The hurdles to be a taxi driver and an Uber driver are mostly the same, so we mostly don't have Uber drivers. We have taxi drivers instead, who also answer Uber calls when they want to get exploited while they enrich someone else.
Re:Ireland to launch basic income program for artists
by nineparts on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @02:46PM
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The way things stand, what they are fighting for is more like a "non-dystopia." A utopia would actually need to lead somewhere new... but at the moment the powers that be have tried absolutely EVERYTHING to stay in power and they ran out of options. This is their last bet (or rather - their last bluff - as I don't think they will make good on their promises).