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   Scott Santens (scottsantens@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2024 11:57:03 JST Scott Santens

   When you are poor, in many ways you can't afford to work, which is why so many basic income pilots focused on low income households show increased work.

   When you have some non-zero amount of money, UBI assists work.

   There is then some amount of money high enough to reduce work.

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     Scott Santens (scottsantens@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2024 22:00:27 JST Scott Santens

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     But even then, look at billionaires and millionaires. Why do they still work? Because they are special? Why do so many books about how to get rich recommend passive income streams? Any rich person will tell you that getting rich isn't about work but making your money do the work.