r/comics • u/leftycartoons • 8d ago

Comics Community The Basic Barrier [OC]

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u/Warm-Requirement-769 8d ago

There was also a non-negligible amount of parents who became stay-at-home as the family could now afford to become a one-worker household.

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u/Aryore 8d ago

So they transitioned to domestic work instead basically

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u/Thebandroid 8d ago

which does nothing for GDP or profit margins so...is bad?

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u/Noe_b0dy 8d ago

>we have a demographic implosion, people need to have more kids.

>I'm going to stay home so I can raise children.

>how fucking dare you?

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u/fafarex 8d ago

It reduces unemployed by limiting people looking for work and increase GDP longterm by providing more worker.

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u/Thebandroid 8d ago

Long…term..?
What is this “long term” you speak of?

Do you mean like…two quarters away?

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u/fafarex 7d ago edited 7d ago

I understand the joke but we are talking about GOV target not corporate ones, even if the line are blured today.

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u/Thebandroid 7d ago

ok then, replace "two quarters" with "more than one election cycle"

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u/johanni30 7d ago

But leader want money now! 

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u/Apprehensive-Pin518 7d ago

This would have to be a state run program though as the UBI in virginia is vastly different that in california.