Would You Choose More Money or Less Hours?

[Martin Hash]

Progress is measured by increased productivity. Increased productivity can result in higher incomes OR fewer work hours. Which would you pick?

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Fewer hours, no contest. Free time is so much more valuable than money, since we all carry an expiration date.

Shit, this probably explains why I am not rich.

[Speaker to Animals]

Depends how much more money.

[clubgop]

I dont get it? People already have that choice for the most part.

[Martin Hash]

I dont get it? People already have that choice for the most part.

At the top 20% maybe, but most people have to do their 40 to make the mortgage & utilities, and raising a family is 2 full-time jobs. Productivity would have to be much greater than it is today for those folks to have the basics and still only work part-time. The Top 20 can choose between a closet stuffed with designer clothes & working half-time, but the next 20% down can't.

[clubgop]

I dont get it? People already have that choice for the most part.

At the top 20% maybe, but most people have to do their 40 to make the mortgage & utilities, and raising a family is 2 full-time jobs. Productivity would have to be much greater than it is today for those folks to have the basics and still only work part-time. The Top 20 can choose between a closet stuffed with designer clothes & working half-time, but the next 20% down can't.

Well they can but the consequences are dire. Nonetheless they still have the choice. Look at the top 20%, who works just 40 hours? I dont know anybody, even mildly succesfull that works 40 hours a week. 60 to 80 at a minimum.

[MilSpecs]

It would depend on my current phase of life. Right now, money is more important.

[Martin Hash]

I dont get it? People already have that choice for the most part.

At the top 20% maybe, but most people have to do their 40 to make the mortgage & utilities, and raising a family is 2 full-time jobs. Productivity would have to be much greater than it is today for those folks to have the basics and still only work part-time. The Top 20 can choose between a closet stuffed with designer clothes & working half-time, but the next 20% down can't.

Well they can but the consequences are dire.

Yeah, this.

p.s. I agree that the top 5% work way more than 40 (I worked every minute I was awake back in the day), but they are looking for more than money.

[clubgop]

At the top 20% maybe, but most people have to do their 40 to make the mortgage & utilities, and raising a family is 2 full-time jobs. Productivity would have to be much greater than it is today for those folks to have the basics and still only work part-time. The Top 20 can choose between a closet stuffed with designer clothes & working half-time, but the next 20% down can't.

Well they can but the consequences are dire.

Yeah, this.

p.s. I agree that the top 5% work way more than 40 (I worked every minute I was awake back in the day), but they are looking for more than money.

True enough.

[Martin Hash]

It would depend on my current phase of life. Right now, money is more important.

This should be your choice, which is why I'm adamantly against Basic Income/National Dividend, but if productivity increased dramatically, the Basic Incomers would only HAVE to work a few hours a week then they could surf, smoke dope, whatever.