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>Of course, and those would be the people who choose to work in order to earn more than the guaranteed minimum. The result would be more available jobs with more relaxing hours, giving people more time to spend with their families, on side projects, or on creative pursuits that enrich our culture.

I don't follow this logic. The easier it is for people to skate through life without working or working effectively, the less incentive they have to contribute. The people that pay for this life will decrease and quality of life will decrease for everyone.



>The easier it is for people to skate through life without working or working effectively, the less incentive they have to contribute.

We do not currently have a problem with people not wanting to work. We currently have a problem with people being unable to find work.

>The people that pay for this life will decrease and quality of life will decrease for everyone.

That's why the system has to be dynamic. If you have a surplus of jobs, you reduce the GMI so that people have to work more. If you have a deficit of jobs, you increase the GMI accordingly.




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