> > People aren't getting enough to really live on unless they live very hard, >> there are fewer jobs so crime is very tempting . . . >> > > Why would it incentivise crime?? It would incentivise work. >
This is all predicated on there not being enough jobs. So some people are going to have to make do with just the insufficient universal income. If they aren't in a minimum security jail it could seem not so bad to some since they can save money very effectively inside. I guess I have only one question... Please list the advantages of giving a universal wage to people in prison assuming they aren't being charged for their stay. Another thought, should unborn children get paid? Should people in a coma but being taken care of by the state get paid? Should people in suspended animation get paid? (both with and without expectation they will be recovered). We still need truck drivers, for example. Although the technology for > autonomous vehicles has been developed, it is not yet in use. > No, but it sure seems right around the corner. By the time the minimum wage comes in that job will be going out. John
