Message from @Dr.Wol
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the deficit it owes itself you mean?
if it could print money like that, it wouldn't have a deficit
the whole reason there IS a deficit is cuz the government CAN'T just print money to cover costs
and that is WHY those military people get less, because the government can't afford it
but if a company can earn Trillions by strip-mining asteroids, its not gonna care about racking out a few extra million for hazard pay
Look into Khan's education system, that will be the future
I think talking about strip-mining asteroids is deflecting from the problem we're facing in the near future.
Sci-fi hand-waving.
i'll grant you the term is far fetched,
That doesn't take away the future of economy after labor jobs are automated, lies in the stars
If anyone is freaking out about automated Jobs the solution or at least a big part of it is quite simple
Or in war
90% of the labor people aren't fit for higher education,
They need simple jobs
so either give them a drill or a gun
Shorter work weeks
This whole conversation is something that should be happening as part of the national political dialogue. Instead we get "free healthcare, free university, free housing, free this, free that".
Thats because its more appealing
"free"
"You get another job" sounds awful compared to
"You get free housing and education"
thats why the Universal Basic Income is such a non-debate
people all talk about it
No one debates about the truth which is that its unsustainable
Certainly even if necessary the conditions are way off from now
UBI can't work, but I think negative income tax is worth exploring.
dafuq is negative income tax?
Work is still required; it's just that your income is augmented.
so just higher wages?
Or cutting the tax you have to pay to SS?
Let's say that $35k is deemed subsistence income, and that you have a labor income of $25k. You would receive monthly tax credits totaling $10k.
Rather negative income would probably take for SS then givre you money from a different pool
SS is a different beast.
It shouldn't exist.
Ponzi scheme.
so subsidiaries?
Subsidies?
yes
I guess.
English not my 1st Language 😛
Is Federal government funding this?
Ideally this would be state level.
But I don't know if that would work.
Subsidies don't work, the netherlands have them,
The people become convinced they're entitled to the money, as a bonus
And then complain their regular income is too low, completely forgetting they're getting extra money already