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> We pay inefficiency and arbitrage taxes on everything we produce and consume. How many cents out of a dollar I spend on bread go to someone whose only value in the process is manning a phone or providing working capital? The sooner those two go away, the better. Those inefficiency and arbitrage taxes will then be replaced with social security / ubi taxes, as fewer people are needed in the workforce. Which is probab…
I’m very ok with that idea, personally. Let’s unemploy as many people as possible and pay them to be happy instead.
I'm not so sure money can buy happiness.
There is an amount of life fulfillment that comes from working, and many would likely start having mental health issues (as we are seeing with the Covid lockdowns)