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Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom... by ZenoArrow on Thursday July 02, 2015 @07:17AM (#9818135)
People aren't necessarily compensated extra for taking on a job that nobody wants.
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Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom... by fwn on Thursday July 02, 2015 @07:21AM (#9818152)
...because there are enough people wanting to do the job in the first place.
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Re:A Dutch city is giving money away to test the basic incom... by ZenoArrow on Thursday July 02, 2015 @07:31AM (#9818173)
Yes, but that includes wanting to do the job because they want to live, but not necessarily because they see it as a good use of their time beyond that.
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