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[–] syreus@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah. That just ends in the poor not having the ability to vote because they can't make time for that contribution.

Reminder that when you pay money toward the government in taxes you are working to support it in proxy.

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The way I imagined it, you would get a wage for your service and service would be customizable to account for any disability, including severe intellectual-disability.

[–] syreus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's a beautiful thought but at this point in time it would be used as a tool to exclude more than anything. So long as it is a voluntary service there would be a system in place to suppress certain groups.

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 0 points 1 week ago

No I agree it absolutely would NOT work any time near this generation. It's not happening in our lifetimes, and if it does...that's probably bad. But conceptually, it is feasible...assuming like 50 other variables we are currently missing.

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