Does Unconditional Basic Income Create A More Productive Society? Some Dutch Cities Are About To Find Out!
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In June, the City Council of Utrecht in The Netherlands announced that starting January 2016, a few lucky residents will receive a monthly stipend to cover their basic needs with no strings attached. That means that the recipients will have to do nothing in return and can spend the rest of their days lounging by a pool if they so wish.
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crystalmori10년 이하While this experiment certainly opens up opportunity for laziness, I believe it can succeed. Due to current economics, there is much pressure to get a job as soon as you are able to, and not necessarily a fun one. Many people are influenced to take jobs that they would not otherwise be interested in simply for the income. Isn't the goal in life to be happy, not just to survive? It has been proven that people work more efficiently if they enjoy themselves whole they're doing it. The very fact that people are forced into things is, I think, half the reason for their being lazy. You know how in summer, you sometimes can't wait for school to start (just out of boredom sometimes), even though a few weeks ago, you couldn't wait for it to end? Going by this observation, I believe most people would get bored of lazing around after a few months and start searching or a job. Without pressure to find a job quickly, they'd be more likely to take their time and find something they really want to do.- crystalmori10년 이하The truly lazy people would find a way around the system anyway. I know more people who do that than I'd like to. I don't think we'd have to worry about things being dirty and trashy for more than a few months because, while people might not want the jobs, they'd get tired of looking at that after a while. Someone would surely step forward to do it.
cheetahluver10년 이하My opinion of giving out free salaries is that it would probably harm more than help. I mean, you know people, and a chance to get free money would either end up in laziness, motivation, or disuse of the money. I think #1 and 2 are most probable.
slickdre10년 이하Study study study for a good life- slickdre10년 이하You don't need money to survive you can survive having respect if you be respectful you will get stuff given to you and anyways if you were rich still have some respect in your self
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genius132610년 이하Also, these people are wrong. Listen to the famous saying "Earn what you want and need". Well, that defeats the purpose. You have to study hard for a stable life, so wouldn't college students just sleep in dorms all day because no matter what, they will get a steady pay check? Also, the Military will have NO ONE in it, a bunch of planes, bombs, tanks, etc. , but no soldiers because no one will even TRY to work to get into the army with a paycheck going if they did nothing. With the threat of ISIS hovering over us, I don't think that's a great idea for a no-man/woman military, that is supposed to defend us.