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Re:Minimum Wage Clock by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Thursday January 04, 2024 @04:19PM (#38872397)
This is generally why I'm in favor of a UBI. It would solve so many employment problems if an employee in a bad situation could up and leave without a near-guarantee that they lose access to their home.
Re:Minimum Wage Clock by kevincox on Thursday January 04, 2024 @04:27PM (#38872489)
I agree with this. Adding arbitrary limits and thresholds just causes strange effects elsewhere. If you remove the absolute need to accept whatever job is available then you have the ability to properly negotiate what salary is worth it to you.
Re:Minimum Wage Clock by massysett on Thursday January 04, 2024 @06:02PM (#38873520)
I disagree. Other people in society should not have to work hard so they can provide for others who would like to quit their jobs, sit around and do nothing, and live off the labor of others. Because the person who quits their job because of UBI is still eating, and that food isn't harvesting itself and transporting itself to market.