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We live in a society steeped in protestant work ethic. What's more likely to attract a majority of voters: 1) Guaranteed jobs for everyone 2) Universal basic income  In the Second Bill of Rights FDR proposed (among other things that would frighten today's liberals) that Americans should have: The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation; Today, some post-keynesian economists are pushing for the same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_guarantee So why has the idea of UBI caught on with today's left (and libertarians) but not a job guarantee?
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May 5, 2017 20:17
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anime was right posted:there wont be enough jobs when the robots take them So we'll have robots making public art, taking care of disadvantaged kids, socializing with residents at nursing homes
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May 5, 2017 20:27
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Al! posted:because the people who determine what work is socially useful invariably determine that the most socially useful work is work which personally enriches themselves UBI is even more susceptible to corruption. Hayek and Milton Friedman supported it for a reason: it makes a great excuse to get rid of government services. They saw it as a the path to a fully privatized America.
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May 5, 2017 21:12
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whomupclicklike posted:gently caress this "Protestant work ethic" horseshit I am Catholic and I am going to spend my day lighting really tall candles and eating wafers and I WILL be compensated
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May 6, 2017 02:24
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