Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom...
by Turing_Machine on Thursday July 02, 2015 @03:48AM
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Very likely. Think of how uncommon household servants are today compared to before the industrial revolution. Now only the super-rich have them, as a rule. The rest of us get by with automation (washing machines, vacuum cleaners), with the occasional hiring of a temporary "servant" when neccessary (e.g., calling a cab compared to having a dedicated chauffeur, or having a landscaper or cleaning service come in once in a while).
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Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom...
by jlarocco on Thursday July 02, 2015 @10:42PM
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I'm almost certain household servants have always been for the rich.
I'm curious what makes you think otherwise?
Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom...
by Turing_Machine on Sunday July 05, 2015 @10:17PM
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No, middle-class people had servants back then. It wasn't just the rich.
The lower class, of course, largely were servants.
The industrial revolution opened up other avenues for employment.
Edit: see, for example, http://www.bl.uk/victorian-britain/articles/the-victorian-mi...
"A middle class woman was entirely dependent on a supply of domestic servants, ranging from the untrained ‘slavey’ to a staff of several highly trained specialists."