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Originally posted by Bob_Dobbs,
if there was a way to turn unskilled labor into a useful valuable product our problems of unemployment and classism would be over. furthermore we could easilyu seperate the 'lazy' and 'unwilling' from those the system has merely forgotten.
i propose voluntary use of electricity generating manual devices. for example, exercise bikes equipped with magnets and copper wire, or kinetic devices implanted in shoes or armbands.
even if this amount of electricity is not enough to become a real paycheck, those who participate in the program are trying to help and are exerting themselves to assist society. by that merit these people could be rewarded in some way to offset their poverty and reward their ambition, perhaps by giving them favorable kilowatt rates. at least enough to keep them fed.
no lazy person would ever go to one of these places. it could be a good way for employers to find people who really want to have jobs of any kind. plus they would be exercising and in good shape, something america could stand to improve a little on. |
Mr. Dobbs suggestion is EXACTLY why I am against ceeding power to the government - by allowing the government to force us to 'play its game' we potentially subject ourselves to every little silly idea someone can come up with. It is wrong to take my labor/life to pay for your experimentations!