Arthur Cordell wrote: > The fact that [BI] might be "something for nothing" might be the barrier to > acceptance and implementation, not its cost.
Capitalism as such gives "something for nothing" in the billions, e.g. in rents to heirs of land or houses. (*) E.g. in Germany, most people work about 1-2 of 5 days per week only for this! Nonetheless, few people are even aware of this fundamental injustice and its vast effects on society. It's a taboo issue. (*) Between 1949 and 1965, land prices in Germany rose by DEM 100 Bn., the state subsidized house/apartment construction with DEM 100 Bn., and total state debt in 1965 was ...**drum roll**... DEM 100 Bn.! The German journal of land surveyors then asked: "Could it be that the whole state debt is basically a donation to the land owners ?" By selling a re-zoned (i.e. previously worthless) piece of land to the state (for building a university), a single heir reaped DEM 400 million of tax money by night. He bought a castle with 500 rooms and his wife was caught riding a Harley-Davidson through the extended corridors. Sally would give her a BI to pay the gasoline, I guess. Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
