• peanuts4life@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    True! I personally feel that UBI would be the easiest pill for the West to swallow. It is totally compatible with capitalism, and addresses the most urgent needs of individuals.

    I feel like a slightly more radical solution which is also compatible with capitalism would be laws requiring substantial stake in ownership in companies for workers. Proportional to the quality of employees and time worked. Meaning, that if you work 15 years at Amazon and get replaced by a robot, you see some passive income over time for the value you contributed. Likewise, the sale or liquidation of a company would see past workers getting some sort of payout.

    • CanadaPlus@futurology.today
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      11 months ago

      Worker ownership also has potential, and I support it! The one sticky issue is things like tech startups, with few employees but large startup costs.