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No_Love_1353 t1_jbqvbgl wrote

In all likelihood many would leave the workforce given the chance at “universal income”; however the question becomes then, will those that stay in the workforce be valuable enough to keep systems and markets running?

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UncommercializedKat t1_jbszz8c wrote

This is my question as well. In order for us to keep consuming like we do now, we have to keep producing at the same level. If a lot of people work less, (or if people begin to consume more but work the same) then how are those goods/services provided?

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czk_21 t1_jbuntyc wrote

> then how are those goods/services provided?

automated production can grossly outproduce what we do, heck it already does, just look at agriculture and manufacturing, automation can easily provide all basic needs

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