This seems to be a temporary fix for a pretty big issue coming down the pipes.
I see it as temporary because people will need to find meaning in life and we already have a lot of people that are depressed because of that. You factor in people that are no longer working and the numbers could swell.
I have a neighbor who retired maybe 5 years ago and he always needs to have a project on the go or he goes nuts.
So he powerwashes his damn carport every two weeks,pesters the landscapers,garbage man and any trade that comes through. So those types need work in some form to feel whole.
The one problem I worry about is how this is on the agenda for so many Countries,it makes you pause.
One great way to control the masses is to have them having to fall in line for their pay cheque and that is a troubling thought.
Something needs to be figured out because jobs that usually pulled on the labor side of the workforce are drying up quickly.
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Eleven Reasons to Support Basic Income:-
1) Basic Income will help us rethink how & why we work
-That it will
2) Basic Income will contribute to better working conditions
-Not to sure about that one
3) Basic Income will downsize bureaucracy
-Maybe
4) Basic income will make benefit fraud obsolete
-Not sure how they figure this to be,there will be more minds thinking of exploiting it.
5) Basic income will help reducing inequalities
- They will just rise up in different aspects.
6) It will provide a more secure and substantial safety net for all people
- It will make the world safer for government,the every day person gets a pay cheque but must now answer to the man in a more forward fashion.
7) Basic Income will contribute to less working hours and better distribution of jobs
- The solution may create new bottlenecks as well,not sure how they figure there will be better placement.
8 ) Basic Income will reward unpaid contributions
-OK
9) Basic Income will strengthen our Democracy
- Or weaken it,its a bit of a stretch to think there will be no discord.
10) Basic Income is a fair redistribution of technological advancement
- Till something new comes along I guess.
11) Basic Income will end extreme financial poverty
- Guess this is the main selling point for it. We would still need to address addiction and mental health to make this true.