Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by sleepychu on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:38AM
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If the total effective tax rate was higher for higher earners and lower for lower earners we could collect the same total tax and leave more money in the hands of people with less. This is only one way to achieve making work pay more, of course.
If we did that, GP might be willing to work since the effective pay rate would be higher.
Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by Zpalmtree on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:56AM
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Nah, they'd find someone else to blame for their problems
Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by Relestio on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:13AM
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That might or not be the case. That doesn't matter in my argument.
And I'm not even against your idea.
Not working costs you money indirectly and keeps you were you are.
Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by sleepychu on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @05:29AM
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Of course it works against it. Yes, there is an opportunity cost to not-work. That cost gets higher as work is better compensated.
Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by c1sc0 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:36AM
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You seem to have missed the “having/owning nothing” part. It’s an admirable goal.
Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
by eastbound on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:58AM
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One important point I realized is that each of us costs 20.000€ per year (France) to the state, for sidewalks, prisons, police, politics, etc.
If you are poor and provide less than 20k€ to the state, you’re making others work for you.
You don't work because of this than you don't gain new skills than the chance you are getting hired is even less.
Then you are imprisoned with the little money you get and be more and more dependent while it gets harder and harder for you to get out of.
And why? Because you think it's not fair that you work for your own part of the taxes everyone needs to pay.