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		BenjiWiebe 82 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Universal basic income is not a road to communism Aren't those that want to work, already working? And those that don't want to work but are doing the bare minimum to keep their job are still accomplishing something. So only keeping the motivated people would make net production go down, I'd think.

sjw987 82 days ago [–]

Not at all. Many people who want to work cannot find work and many (maybe most) people haven't found work they enjoy but do want to work.

Those who are working the bare minimum in many cases are holding back efficiency where somebody more enthusiastic would be working in their place.

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