Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty
by Skunkleton on Sunday February 20, 2022 @03:40PM
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> But at least they will make some more money will doing so - and might even afford to save a buck or too, and eventually look elsewhere.
Yeah, I hope so. Maybe someone will come up with a better idea later.
Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty
by Atheros on Sunday February 20, 2022 @06:05PM
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Replace the minimum wage with an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit.
It has the benefits of getting people enough money to live without significantly distorting the labor market. And it's more politically expedient than guaranteed minimum income.
In practice, that's the case. I think that the idea that it isn't so, and people go to this or that employer out of "free choice", stems from a religious-like belief in "free market", than from real-life empirical evaluation of how desperate and poor people pick jobs - and what options are open to then.
>Still, these people will still have to contend with employers that treat them like commodities, with no real alternative way to support themselves.
True. But at least they will make some more money will doing so - and might even afford to save a buck or too, and eventually look elsewhere.