Greetings,
Rather than attempt a detailed refutation of parts of Thomas Lunde's post
of today, I'm merely going to point out a few things (once again) that this
list seems resigned to ignore.
Work, a form of human action, involves intention, motivation, purpose.
Otherwise it would be described as "movement". Whether the process involves
monetary reward, barter, or self-subsistance via hunting, gathering, or
agriculture, a willful decision to act is made.
I agree that it is desirable for communities to share when deemed
necessary(within the group, and also with outsiders but probably less
frequently), and that is the norm in my view of history. However, there are
responsibilities demanded by these communities of their members. These
require effort and will, as does work. The rewards are community acceptance
and solidarity.
A basic income is not a bad thing IMO. However, what should the community
expect from everyone as cooperative members? Why the avoidance of this
issue? Just as second hand smoke, toxic waste spills, acid rain from
smokestack emissions, nuclear leaks, water pollution... have become
recognized as infringements on the common good, so should every seemingly
innocent human action be considered.
Idling a car motor, running water taps unnecessarily, or engaging in
behavior which harms ones *own* health - since the community bears the
total cost in socialized health schemes or insurance premium hikes. And I
also claim that human fertility impacts the Commons and each current and
future member of society.
So, I leave it to you to decide if these types of 'responsibilities'
constitute a part of the concerns of a list called "Futurework".
Dissemination of credits, in itself, is work for the distributor alone.
Comments welcome.
Steven Kurtz
Fitzwilliam NH
