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  • faviconThe most valuable work we give a value of zero — Economists and other writers like Marilyn Waring have written about how care is the most valuable work in any economy but is given a value of zero. The work of basic income is care as well [2025]
    In: Predatory capitalism    
    Topics: How to be Human, UBI   
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  • faviconThis ‘Return to the Office’ Rhetoric needs to end — The worst thing about those calling for a return to the office is that it is masking a bigger problem which crept into the working world in recent years: unpaid, unofficially forced overtime [2022]
    In: Predatory capitalism    
    Topics: Remote Working, Workplace Dictatorship   
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  • faviconBring politics to work — When you hear “politics doesn’t belong in the workplace”, you’re being scammed. Most workplaces are dictatorships where you cannot exert your power over the thing that matters [2024]
    In: Democracy & Power    
    Topics: Workplace Dictatorship   
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  • faviconRevolt of the Robots — We should keep fighting for better jobs and better working conditions. But the battle against workplace technology is an unequal one. The real economic struggle now is for the redistribution of wealth generated by labour and machines, through universal basic income, the revival of the commons and other such policies [2018]
    In: Predatory capitalism    
    Topics: How to be Human, Workplace Dictatorship   
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    Country: UK   
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  • faviconEvery company should be owned by its employees – There are serious benefits to the company for operating this way. ESOPs are a viable alternative to unions—there is no rift between the owners and the workers, workers are the owners! They are also exempt from paying income tax—though they tend to spend those dollars on their employees instead [2024]
    In: Democracy & Power    
    Topics: ESOP, Worker Rights   
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    Country: US   
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  • faviconBurnout is a structural issue, built into the dysfunctions of the industry. Burnout is made out of individualism, and meritocracy, and doing too much with too little. It is built on the idea that if we skip a meal and work more hours, we might finally get ahead [2015]
    In: Good life    
    Topics: Mental Health   
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  • faviconUBI, at its heart and in its philosophy, upholds the idea of social justice by acknowledging that everyone deserves a decent quality of living, regardless of socioeconomic status. By ensuring that every person receives an unconditional basic income, UBI supports people’s inherent worth and equality and ensures that no one is left behind in the quest for a fulfilling life [2024]
    In: Good life    
    Topics: UBI   
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  • faviconReversing the wealth transfers trend from young to old through Universal Basic Income offers a promising solution by redistributing wealth more equitability, stimulating economic growth, and promoting social cohesion [2024]
    In: Good life    
    Topics: UBI   
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