Comment on German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Noone likes doing nothing. Some may very well like doing something that is not directly or instantly netting a financial gain. Which is great, as every civilized culture needs artists and such. People who’d wither in some silly office-jobs but burst of creativity. Those who may currently be forced to a useless life just to have one.
But the opposition is clear, although not honest. A happy worker is a worker I can’t oppress. If noone is always endangered of starving, who would do the jobs noone wants and are paid like shit or even dangerous?
No country will ever see a UBI. Sadly so.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Except there are already countries that have UBI. Namely Iran and Macau. There are also multiple different state/cities caross the world that also have it.
What is unlikely is that happning in any country run by a capitalist system.
rikudou@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
That universal income can’t even pay rent, at least in Iran, don’t know about Macau.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Didn’t know Macau had one, and it sounds pretty nice, despite it being “too low and infrequent”. But I don’t know enough to form an opinion. At least good to know, thanks.
Iran…i meant at least half-assedly civilized countries, not those running sharia-law, death-sentence, no press-freedom, systematic discrimination of minorities etc. Can’t judge the effectiveness or the UBI there, and also don’t really care.