• @[email protected]
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    25 hours ago

    We already have far more people than necessary jobs. One person with modern trchnology can produce way, way more than one person could even just a century ago.

    • @Cryophilia
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      12 hours ago

      It’s not about necessary jobs, it’s about paying into social security / pensions.

      • @[email protected]
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        142 minutes ago

        If the jobs aren’t necessary, then surely there’s a way to organize society without those jobs existing.

        This is the fundamental argument behind universal basic income.

        As to the question of how to fund stuff like pensions or UBI without everyone working, the answer is simply to tax those who are working more, especially those making huge amounts of money.