Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment in Kenya are in - Vox (www.vox.com)

submitted 2 years ago by sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Actual summary:

The article's focus is: lump sum payment vs regular payment.
Program had three groups: $20/month for 2 years, $500 lump sum, $20/month for 12 years.
Lump sum allowed people to invest (e.g., to start a business) in a way that monthly payments didn't.
Monthly recipients often pooled funds in rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) to provide a lump-sum-like investment ability.
Monthly recipients were "generally happier and reported better mental health" than lump sum recipients. Articles quotes speculation of cause to be stress related to investment vs the stability from having monthly payment.
"The researchers found no evidence that any of the payments discouraged work or increased purchases of alcohol".

While you're free to circlejerk about how the article shows how great UBI is, that's not really what it talks about.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Im jerking off so hard rn

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

In a general sense it is though. The long-term group did as well as the lump sum group.