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Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday July 02, 2015 @03:17AM (#9817299)
Yeah but at the same time, it would allow people to be more picky about where they work. "I need money so I'll take any job" is a different mindset than "I am financially independent and I'm looking to make more monies in a job I like"
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Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom... by mtsr on Thursday July 02, 2015 @03:42AM (#9817371)
The I'll-take-any-job crowd might not be very motivated in their work anyway. At worst this will force us to pay better salaries for ALL jobs that have fewer applicants, instead of only the ones that require a higher education or lots of experience. Seems fair to me.
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