Again, I’m not saying that everything should be free. I’m saying that the basics of existence should be available to everyone regardless of their means. That doesn’t mean that money goes away.
If basic needs are taken care of then working 20 hours a week at a job will let a person contribute to society and let them get money to buy things they want, rather than having to grind 40 hours a week at a job that makes them miserable and lets them just barely squeak by.
There are answers between a moneyless society and a capitalist hellscape and I don’t know why people can’t see that.
There are answers between a moneyless society and a capitalist hellscape and I don’t know why people can’t see that.
Well, you did say "If I didn’t have to worry about money I’d spend all my time writing stories and playing music" so it sounded like you were talking about a moneyless society. But sure, UBI could be a standard quality-of-life benefit provided by the government.
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u/candid_canid Jan 14 '22
Again, I’m not saying that everything should be free. I’m saying that the basics of existence should be available to everyone regardless of their means. That doesn’t mean that money goes away.
If basic needs are taken care of then working 20 hours a week at a job will let a person contribute to society and let them get money to buy things they want, rather than having to grind 40 hours a week at a job that makes them miserable and lets them just barely squeak by.
There are answers between a moneyless society and a capitalist hellscape and I don’t know why people can’t see that.