From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 15 2002 - 12:07:50 MST
Max M wrote:
> Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
>
>> No need for a minimum pension, to survive you need food and shelter,
>> not a cash handout.
>>
>> If there are people willing to die of hunger rather than work for
>> food, well, I will not shed any tears after their passing.
>
>
>
> If we take that to the extreme, life will not be much fun if we get
> working nanotech and fully automated fabrikation of goods and
> services.
>
> Then you will be one of those living on food and shelter ;-)
>
### Good point. However, the Poorhouse is only a part of my social plan. The
other side is the control of very large economical entities, to prevent
monopolies. In the absence of monopolies, the means of production are a part
of the market, any reasonably prudent person (as I hope I am) can obtain
them, and in a fully automated way provide more than food and shelter for
himself.
Rafal
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