Re:UBI Does Not Require Tax Rates of 40 to 60 Percent
by oneoff786 on Saturday December 24, 2022 @12:10PM
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And who will scrub the toilets
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Re:UBI Does Not Require Tax Rates of 40 to 60 Percent
by krapp on Saturday December 24, 2022 @12:14PM
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The stock answer is that such jobs will either need to raise their wages until they attract labor, be automated, or cease to exist.
Re:UBI Does Not Require Tax Rates of 40 to 60 Percent
by chrisandchris on Saturday December 24, 2022 @12:40PM
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In my (laymans) understanding of economics, increasing all these wages will increase prices of things those people consume too, which will basically result in a marginally change.
Re:UBI Does Not Require Tax Rates of 40 to 60 Percent
by dragonwriter on Saturday December 24, 2022 @01:30PM
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> And who will scrub the toilets
People will be paid to scrub the toilets. (The effect on wages would be interesting: unskilled but dead-end jobs would probably see substantial wage increases, while entry-level jobs with advancement potential might see decreases, at least relative to wages overall.)