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As a general principle, I would propose the following: in any political-economic system based on appropriation and distribution of goods, rather than on actually making, moving, or maintaining them, and therefore, where a substantial portion of the population is engaged in funneling resources up and down the system, that portion of the population will tend to organize itself into an elaborately ranked hierarchy of multiple tiers (at least three, and sometimes ten, twelve, or even more).
Bullshit Jobs
David Graeber
One of the pioneers of basic income was the British socialite and conservative activist Juliet Rhys-Williams. Rhys-Williams was a member of the Beveridge Committee, which sought to reform the British system of income support in the early 1940s and would later develop the framework that would become the post-war welfare state in Britain.
Reclaiming the State
William Mitchell,Thomas Fazi
It was a bit like saying that the speed limit on this road is 60 kilometres per hours, so there are two speeds consistent with it: speeds up to 60 kilometres, and then also speeds up to 120, provided the drivers take a break after three or four hours. Or, the limit for allowed alcohol levels in your blood is 0.08 per cent, so you can have 0.08 when you drive or 0.2 if you make sure to sober up afterwards.
Overshoot
Wim Carton, Andreas Malm
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