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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by ponector on Sunday June 29, 2025 @04:50AM (#44411383)
> actors, or grocery store baggers, or taxi drivers, or whatever, can't make a living

Until they are dying on the streets, they are actually make a living.

If they cannot make a decent living with their low income - UBI wouldn't help. UBI is a safety net, a minimal salary payment. You are never going to have a decent life on minimal salary.

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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by SalmoShalazar on Sunday June 29, 2025 @08:24AM (#44412528)
Capitalism seems to be an optimizer for this type of “efficiency”. How far can we squeeze people for their labour before they are dying in the streets or rioting?
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