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[–]alladd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I mean it SHOULD be a right, as should a number of other things that are currently prohibited by income. Ideally the end goal of any fully advanced civilization should be total unemployment (work at will) and the guaranteed access to every aspect of the state as a right of law. It just isn't economically feasible yet.

[–]NormalPear 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Ideally the end goal of any fully advanced civilization should be total unemployment (work at will)

Maybe I'm reading this part wrong: why do you assume that, if there's unemployment, there still wouldn't be a need for contribution? The people who'll still work ("at will") to clean up the streets, take garbage, etc. will want to do this while there's those who don't contribute something... While they're busting their backs off? Is the country going to use robots to do these things?

Even within prehistoric societies, everyone had to contribute. No matter how big/small it was.

the guaranteed access to every aspect of the state as a right of law.

Where exactly the money for these things are going to come from?

[–]alladd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's an ideal. You're asking me to provide real data on an ideal. Sure, robots and magic.

[–]NormalPear 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nah, it's just pretty retarded.