The New Luddites: What if technological innovation is a job-killer after all?

Re:The New Luddites: What if technological innovation is a j... by tomjen3 on Thursday August 07, 2014 @10:18AM (#8147810)

Not this.

A minimum income means that it is in everybody who doesn't works interest to raise it, which is what will happen (because that is what will win elections) which will cause more people to not work, which will further the pressure.

This will banckrupt any state that starts down that path, assuming you set the initial income about what 10% or so makes, which is typically enough to swing an election.

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Re:The New Luddites: What if technological innovation is a j... by dalore on Thursday August 07, 2014 @10:25AM (#8147843)

Then bring in mandatory voting like in Australia.

Or better yet, let's vote on issues collectively and do away with representation system. We have the internet. Then the majority of people who make more than the minimum income will vote out the ones who do.

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Re:The New Luddites: What if technological innovation is a j... by tomjen3 on Thursday August 07, 2014 @10:49AM (#8147966)

Those solutions just make the problem worse. If you make direct voting happen then it will be even easier to raise the limit and even more difficult to lower it.

The root issue is that votes should be linked to net tax dollars paid - the more you pay the more you get to decide.

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