I also suffered through a factory job when I was in my late teens, assembly line, two springs and a screw all fucking day long. I managed to maintain my sanity, though. We had a 30 minute lunch and a bar across the street. My insanity came much later in life, about when I started following politics.
A World Without Work
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I also suffered through a factory job when I was in my late teens, assembly line, two springs and a screw all fucking day long. I managed to maintain my sanity, though. We had a 30 minute lunch and a bar across the street. My insanity came much later in life, about when I started following politics.
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future Hardcover – May 5, 2015
by Martin Ford (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-T...561862&sr=8-1&keywords=the+rise+of+the+robots
by Martin Ford (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-T...561862&sr=8-1&keywords=the+rise+of+the+robots
Many are already living the life without much work. We live in glorious times. Read 4 hour work week. surf
The Takeaway
What are you worth? Reconsidering the Minimum Wage
https://www.wnyc.org/radio/#playlist
The interview is with the author of the book below says that there are people that do not have economic value if machines can do the same work, and they should not be forced to work and shove minimum wage down their throat so they are able to live a dignified life. That "right to work" is thinking about it the wrong way. That everyone loses in that scenario.
He doesn't quite say how these people would live and what the system would be, only that they should not be homeless and have access to healthcare and food.
He wrote this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Economist-Strikes-Run-Ruin/dp/159463291X
What are you worth? Reconsidering the Minimum Wage
https://www.wnyc.org/radio/#playlist
The interview is with the author of the book below says that there are people that do not have economic value if machines can do the same work, and they should not be forced to work and shove minimum wage down their throat so they are able to live a dignified life. That "right to work" is thinking about it the wrong way. That everyone loses in that scenario.
He doesn't quite say how these people would live and what the system would be, only that they should not be homeless and have access to healthcare and food.
He wrote this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Economist-Strikes-Run-Ruin/dp/159463291X
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how many times do I have to tell you? We the people decide all citizens of the world should have food, clothing and shelter. There is no shortage of it, so it's not like we are going to run out.
It may not be first class food, clothing and shelter, but if you want more than that, you are going to need a little capitalism in your life.
It may not be first class food, clothing and shelter, but if you want more than that, you are going to need a little capitalism in your life.
Sweden flirts with six hour work day
"Facebook cofounder: Work less to be more productive"
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/02/new...html?iid=ob_homepage_money_pool&iid=obnetwork
"Facebook cofounder: Work less to be more productive"
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/02/new...html?iid=ob_homepage_money_pool&iid=obnetwork
Introducing the 20-hour work week
"(CNN)After years on a treadmill of stressful and demanding assignments for high-powered institutions such as the World Bank, development and policy expert William Powers hit a brick wall.
The self-confessed "work junkie" took a year out living off-grid in a North Carolina cabin, experimenting with a slower lifestyle, and upon returning to his native New York, decided that he could not go back to the grind.
"I could never work 9-5 again," says Powers. "That kind of work seemed like a form of slavery -- giving up your mental, emotional, and intellectual capacities."..."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/28/world...rticle_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obinsite