UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get back on their feet. A new study in Denver suggests it works.
  • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafeEnglish
    191·
    1 year ago

    The hardest jobs I’ve had have all been the lowest paying.

    Higher paying jobs tend to have higher entry requirements but it also means the employer actually values you (like, literally places a high monetary value on you because at the end of the day that is what capitalism demands)

    This idea that low paying jobs are easy is wrong. Being replaceable makes you vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

    • Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      1 year ago

      Yep.

      It’s the way market forces work.

      Markets aren’t moral. So while this is how it works, that doesn’t make it good. It’s so important for governments to protect workers for exactly this reason.

      On this front, America is a literal joke.