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People can't just immediately transition back into a workforce that was shut down for a year, especially if child care is an issue. Besides a lot of the jobs just don't pay enough.
I'm fortunate in that if I for some reason couldn't work I could scrape by on my military retirement since my house is paid off.
The American work ethic is a foundation of our culture. But two hour commutes on clogged again freeways with all the environmental damage that comes with it makes me question the idea that everyone should be working. It would be nice to get back to the America where one working adult could support a whole family so that if adults wanted to enjoy not working that would be an option. Yang's idea of a guaranteed basic income if one didn't want to work makes sense in the context of global warming.
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Last edited by icenine; 06-12-2021 at 12:24 PM.
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