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I bet ghosts know about the ghost hunter type shows and just start doing shit to freak them out.
“Alright Steve, go in and throw all the papers out of the filing cabinet! Samantha, do the spooky girl in the white dress thing. I’m gonna yell distorted gibberish into their microphone. Watch, they’re gonna think it’s some cryptic language!”
Guaranteed basic income to every citizen, whether or not they are employed to ensure their survival and that they live in a dignified, humane way, preventing poverty, illness, homelessness, reducing crime, encouraging higher education and learning vocations as well as helping society become more prosperous as a whole.
Wow. Forget raising the minimum wage. This is much much better idea.
The minimum wage could actually drop if we had basic income.
But Americans would never go for it. Miserably slogging through 12 hour days and having businesses open 24/7 is too engrained in our culture.
“BUT WHERE WILL THE GOVERNMENT GET THE MONEY?” screamed Joe Schmoe, slamming a meaty fist onto the table and getting mouth-froth all over the front of his greying tank top. “You libt*rds all think money grows on TREES!! HAHA!” “But where will people get the incentive to work?!” Mindy Bindy cried, flapping her hands in front of her face. She’d had a fear of the unemployed lollygagging about ever since she was a child and her mother told her to be afraid of the unemployed lollygagging about. “You think people should get paid for nothing? I work hard for my money!”
“But who will serve me?” grumbled Marty McMoneybags. “Who will make me feel important? Who will do my laundry and cook my food and stand in front of me wearing a plastic smile while I take out all my stress—because I do have a lot of stress, you know, being this rich is stressful—on them?” He paused and straightened out the piles of hundred dollar bills on the desk in front of him, then raised his two watery, outraged eyes up to the Heavens. “Lord, if there are no poor people, how will I know that I’m rich??”
I laughed. This is perfect! Well said!
The thing is, while I’m sure you could scrape up a few people who’d be willing to just float by on a guaranteed minimum income? For most people the choice to work would be a no-brainer. “Hmmm. I can get by on 33k a year, or I can take that part time job and make 48k… enough to move to a better apartment, maybe take the family on vacation. Sold.” Hell, most people would want to work simply because it gives one a sense of dignity and something to do with one’s time. (Speaking as someone who’s been unemployed, on extended sick leave, etc. in her time, the boredom and sense of isolation that comes with not having a job is almost as bad as the humiliation of having to depend on other people for one’s survival.)
And with this system, part-time jobs and “non-skilled” jobs would be much more readily available because nobody would need to work two or three jobs just to stay afloat!
Which would ALSO mean that employers and customers couldn’t shamelessly exploit employees the way they can today, because if losing a job weren’t necessarily a financial disaster, more people would be willing to walk out on jobs where they weren’t being treated with dignity.
And if this also applies to students (and it should) then student loans would become much less of a problem, and fewer people would flunk out of school because of having to juggle studies and work.
Far fewer people would be forced to stay with abusive partners, parents or roommates because they couldn’t afford to move out.
And the thing is, all those people who suddenly had money? They’d be spending it. They’d be getting all the stuff they can’t afford now - new clothes, books, toys, locally-produced food, car repairs - and with each purchase money would flow BACK to the government, because VAT, also income tax.
The unemployed and/or disabled wouldn’t need special support any more - which would also mean the government could fire however many admins who are currently engaged in humiliating - *cough* making sure those people aren’t getting money they don’t deserve. Same for medical benefits and pensions. And I’m no legal scholar, but I somehow imagine less financial desperation would lead to less petty crime, and hence less need for police and security everywhere?
TL;DR Doomie thinks this is a good idea, laughs at those who protest.
reblogging for more top commentary
They tried something like this out in Canada as a sort of social experiment, called Mincome. What they found was that, on the whole, people continued to work about as much as they did before. Only new mothers and teenagers worked substantially less hours.
But wait, there’s more. Because parents were spending just a little more time at home and involved with their families, test scores increased. Because teens didn’t have to work to support their families, drop-out rates decreased. Crime rates, hospital visits, psychiatric hospitalizations and domestic abuse rates all dropped, as well. More adults pursued higher education. Those who continued to work reported more job flexibility and more opportunity to choose employment they preferred.
Basically, now you can go prove to your asshole family members that society won’t collapse without poor people for you to feel better than.
The picture is awesome, but read the commentary, that’s what I’m reblogging for.
This is really interesting, but I’m not educated enough on the subject to have any real concept of whether or not it’d work in the US.
If it worked when they tested it in Canada, it would work in the US as well. Now if only they could step up from testing it to implementing it.
this guy has style
what majestic creature
I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE LIKE 30 SEC MAX… NO, THERE’S 4 WHOLE MINUTES OF THIS NONSENSE
I LOVE THIS
I need to know who this person is and where I can watch more
If that was an Olympic sport he would've won gold
Pictures of Sunsets through Shattered Mirrors by Bing Wright
A Lagiacrus Ambush
Child Hood Memories you have to reblog if when you saw this you heard the man say it in your head
This was the most fucking annoying commercial
thing is, i am really nostalgic, and i remeowmber this:
however, fur some reason my purr-ents never took me to the meowvie theater, so we always got the DVD. i was always like “why the hell is it coming to theaters if it’s already on DVD?
I remember this being the most annoying loading screen ever
I love my mom.
I am risking nothing
I AM SORRY FOLLOWERS, I LOVE MY MOMMY
Will not risk.
sorry followers :(
omg im so glad to se so many people love their mummy
Why’re you being mean to my mum?
goddamn it
Nope. Googled it. 15 minuets. Nope. Not taking any chances
Koop
This has 1.2 million reblogs … Ps not riskin it
1.4 almost ps not risking it
Fuck this post
2.5 million notes I hate myself
I reblogged this twice now
I’m so sorry this isn’t b99 related and this isn’t real but I can’t not skip this I’m sorry
Not taking a fucking chance
Sorry, guys, but Im not taking a chance
No chances… She’s out… And she must be protected.
How dare you
Whatcha doin to me Farkle!
i can’t risk it
sorry babes my moms just my favorite person ever
Sorry I can’t risk it
Fuck sorry guys I love my mom
Omg I hate these things but I am paranoid. So sorry guys.
2.8 million notes
CANT RISK IT
I won’t risk, my mum’s like my bff.Soo XD
I’M SORRY I LOVE MY MOMMY
Love you momma. Please be safe while I’m up here in NY.
god dammit
Nope. Not risking it.
Fuck you all, i won’t lose my mom.
Mom i’m not ready to be an adult. stay with me
Moommm!!!!!
Mun!Sophia: “I don’t want to risk anything.”
Not risking this shit.
Sorry. But I love my mom, she’s important too
But I LOVE MOMMY I’M SORRY
MY MOMMA NOT GONNA DIE ON ME! NOT TODAY!
//sorry
same ↑
A G A I N
Mom
Not my mom because she holy
take my bitter reblog
Eventually, it’ll take longer than 928 seconds to actually read through all the messages added to this.
grumble mumble tried to scrolls past grumble mumble
My grandma said that my education is more important than my happiness and to prove her wrong I need to get a lot of notes and show her that people actually think happiness is more important please help me with this🙏
Have some Googly Magoogly Doodles, for yo Soul -Boo
Evening Reblog. if you’ve seen this already, carry on -Boo
Hi! I love your art of various fanlands and i was wondering, would you ever do a tutorial on how you draw them or the process of how you draw them? Or perhaps have any tip or tricks?
sure.
there are certain things/tricks I do almost every time, so here we go.
pick colors for the sky and the ground.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
I HATE MY STUPID BRAIN
WHAT IF IN THE FINALE SAM AND DEAN ARE BOTH DEAD AND THEY VISIT EACH OTHERS HEAVEN AND THEN ONE DAY IN DEANS HEAVEN CAS WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR AND DEAN IS LIKE “Cas? I thought you were banned from heaven.” AND CAS IS LIKE “I seem to be dead actually.” AND DEAN SAYS “Why aren’t you in your heaven then?” AND CAS AND DEAN JUST STARE AT EACH OTHER AS THEY REALIZE THAT WHEN SOULMATES DIE THEY SHARE A HEAVEN AND THEY FINALLY ADMIT THEY LOVE EACHOTHER AND THEY KISS AND DESTIEL BECOMES CANON ASGHKSJABAJDKANKDOKDLDOSKJ
NOW IM CRYING
Hello ! Do you like music ?
I love music. It’s amazing and beautiful and everYTHING I WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP 3RFTGWHEY. On a different note, music is great and I actually play the Viola now because of it
we can just add the numbers..but dont worry we aren't that much of creeps,your name is your secret to keep or show
>>MOD NOTE
Sorry that I haven’t been drawing much Buki, it’s just that I’ve lost all of my motivation recently, and I haven’t bothered to keep trying to draw her. She’ll come back though ;v;
Add the letters in your first name using the numbers below =) - Under 60 points= NOT TOO SEXY - Between 61-300 points= PRETTY SEXY - Between 301-599 points= VERY SEXY - Over 600= THE ULTIMATE SEXIEST
Don’t forget to add your name and your total!!!
414.. My names Kai.
928. Kiss my fucking boots.
Ryan comin in with 1,160 nice.
940. My name is a mystery EuE
How many times I need to press R for a spirit Combo: R R R R
How many times I actually press it: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Lord of the Elements [Com] IT’S FINISHED. HOLY. MOLEY. This piece was commissioned by my bud Kalithos (On FA) and whoa I tried out some techniques that I think I’ll have to employ on all future commissions! This took me forever (it didn’t help that I was sick for almost a straight month) but I’m SUPER happy with how it came out! To my commissioner: Thank you again for commissioning me for this! I still look at this and smile :D Character © Kalithos Artwork © Me!
