The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem

Re:The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem by prostoalex on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @01:01AM (#9843719)

This only seems to work for the country where such company is headquartered. The technological advantage, meanwhile, spreads to pretty much any country (e.g. countries that had little with invention of television or automobiles have TV sets and roads), so what's the solution for them?

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Re:The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem by dllthomas on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @02:07AM (#9843862)

Include them in the same system.

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Re:The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem by prostoalex on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @02:36AM (#9843926)

Would the numbers add up to anything above trivial?

Alaska has a variable annual payout, and while $1,900 a year is better than $0 a year, it has not led to economic/artistic/scientific revolutions described by basic income proponents.

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Re:The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem by dllthomas on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @11:30AM (#9846032)

"Would the numbers add up to anything above trivial?"

Initially? Probably not for those in developed countries.

The median per-capita household income (per http://www.gallup.com/poll/166211/worldwide-median-household..., as of 2013) is about $3k/yr. For half the people on the planet, $100/yr would make an appreciable difference in their purchasing power (more than 1/3 their monthly income).

Is that a practical amount? $100/yr for every person on the planet is less than 5% of the GDP of the US, and less than 1% of the global GDP (GWP). If the US was going to foot the bill alone (it shouldn't), it would be about a quarter of our tax revenues. Steep, but doesn't sound financially impossible (political and infrastructural issues may well be another matter).

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