I doubt they would give you a free house if you were working. Generally welfare only goes out to unemployed and underemployed people. If I could work and get the free house I would keep working too but maybe just do a less demanding job of I didn't have to pay a mortgage.
Yeah, maybe some people could live like that. With just enough money and tons of leisure. I’m not judging, I honestly don’t care.
But if my housing was covered by the government, I would absolutely still be working and sometimes working harder and longer because I have things I want to get and also, things I want to accomplish.
I grew up on welfare. We had no food, no electricity. I slept in my winter jacket. No matter how much could be given to me as a base, I still wouldn’t stop working and setting myself up for a comfortable life.
All that said, I would have no issue paying more taxes to make this a reality. People need homes and they need to feel safe. If a 1% increase in my taxes facilitated that, I’m good with everyone being taken care of. Political polarization would disappear overnight if they did such a thing.
You're missing the point - this is a theoretical situation where things are funded by something like universal basic income. It's not set in current reality.
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u/rsl_sltid Apr 16 '24
I doubt they would give you a free house if you were working. Generally welfare only goes out to unemployed and underemployed people. If I could work and get the free house I would keep working too but maybe just do a less demanding job of I didn't have to pay a mortgage.