That’s it right there. The politicians are always rambling “We need jobs.”
No. We need money, which might come from decent jobs.
“Jobs for jobs’ sake” is how we have mental health crises from countless practically-parentless households because everybody’s desperately, constantly working in needlessly stressful conditions.
Jobs are why most of us have no meaningful connections shortly after our highest level of schooling, because everyone’s on wacky schedules and has no time for anyone but whomever they happen to be stuck working with.
Jobs gave us broken homes and skyrocketing suicide rates.
Jobs can shove right off, for all they’ve taken from us.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Minimum wage isn’t going to cut it anymore. We need UBI.
Democracy is the idea that political authority is derived from the people. The government’s power to levy taxes and conduct its business is taken from We The People; We The People should be fairly compensated for the use of that power. We should each be paid a citizenship dividend of 75% of the current poverty level, before we put a single hour on the clock.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Below current poverty levels? We’ve already got the technology to provide for everyone according to their needs.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Current Poverty line for a single person is $16000. $12000 is 75% of the current single-person household. $12,000/yr, free and clear, before you leave for work on Monday morning. You’re above the poverty line by noon on Monday.
You and your partner are both receiving the same UBI. Together, you’re receiving $24000/yr. That’s 110% of the current poverty rate for a household of two. You’re above the line just from your UBI.
For you, your partner, and your two kids, that’s $48000/yr. That’s 145% of the poverty line for a household of 4.
Does that still seem unreasonable? I’d be ecstatic over 25%.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That still feels awfully low.
Even getting a single dollar each year would be nicer than the zero I get now, but I’d rather get fully reimbursed for letting people monopolize my share of the earth. They have no right to claim that for themselves in the first place.