Wages for Housework Act

[Deus Naturae]

I'd work, for one, and I'm sure you would, Mr. Hagrid.

You might, but are you seriously denying that people wouldn't quit working if the government literally payed people to do nothing?

[Deus Naturae]

I'd work, for one, and I'm sure you would, Mr. Hagrid.

I'm not so sure. If the state was paying me enough to live comfortably without having to work a job, the long-term "fulfillment" probably wouldn't trump the short-term convenience of staying home. Again, some kind of small basic guarantee is one thing, but a large amount that makes work completely optional is just asking for trouble.

But it wouldn't be necessarily "comfortable", just enough to get by. And people will always want more money, won't they?

They can receive this handout as long as another member of their family is providing their income. So, a perfectly well-off housewife could receive this as long as her husband provides the majority of their income.

[Deus Naturae]

There already is a UBI (unless I'm misunderstanding the Basic Income Guarantee), so if you want to increase that you should amend whatever bill created that, not start a new program.

[Deus Naturae]

Why is Nixcome not enough? This has yet to be explained.

[Deus Naturae]

Once we come up with a figure for this, we could simply slap a wealth tax on all income over $1,000,000,000 to fund this.

You mean a 100% income tax on all income >$1 million? Or anyone with an income >$1 million would have their total wealth taxed by a certain percentage?

[Deus Naturae]

Once we come up with a figure for this, we could simply slap a wealth tax on all income over $1,000,000,000 to fund this.

You mean a 100% income tax on all income >$1 million? Or anyone with an income >$1 million would have their total wealth taxed by a certain percentage?

The latter, although I would definitely favor the former.

That would probably lead to a net decrease in revenue. No one would want to make $1 billion/yr. if it mean that a portion of their entire wealth would be taxed.