I like the idea of UBI. And I know it has “worked” in some small scale environments. But I can help but wonder if income inequality is required for our capitalist based economy to function. Like if everyone quits their job, who will drive a truck to deliver shit to the grocery store that nobody is working at?
income inequality is required for our capitalist based economy to function
Yeah, that’s kinda what capitalism is. The system itself is the problem. It only “works” if there are workers for the owners to exploit, and the goal of the owners is to accumulate more and more capital. Infinite growth is impossible because the resources are finite. It’s time for our economy to evolve.
Don’t hesitate to advocate for Universal Basic Income (UBI).
Maybe consider how greedy capitalists will fight back (and to be fair whether life would get more difficult for retail employees).
If IRL stores are just big vending machines, you’d have to get into credit card fraud or something to shoplift 😳
That’s probably a huge hassle - always looking over your shoulder, wondering if your TOR (internet privacy) settings were up to snuff…
tl;dr guillotines
I like the idea of UBI. And I know it has “worked” in some small scale environments. But I can help but wonder if income inequality is required for our capitalist based economy to function. Like if everyone quits their job, who will drive a truck to deliver shit to the grocery store that nobody is working at?
Yeah, that’s kinda what capitalism is. The system itself is the problem. It only “works” if there are workers for the owners to exploit, and the goal of the owners is to accumulate more and more capital. Infinite growth is impossible because the resources are finite. It’s time for our economy to evolve.