[benjohnson]

Keeping me and my family from a horrible death is good enough motivation for me to keep working.

And that's ok. When I work, I also provide value for others and they give me valuable things in return - like money for food.

[charwalker]

What if you were treated with the decency to not risk a horrible death because a politician's side paycheck is determined by how cheap a companies workers could be paid?

[splitstud]

What if you understood the scale of the things you were talking about? Would you still cling to your belief system?

[newfriend]

Does being "treated with decency" mean "giving people free money to not work" to you?

Is it indecent to expect people to work to pay for things?

[mplewis]

We don’t expect everyone to work to pay for things. If you have enough money in a market account, you never have to work again. Why the double standard?

[newfriend]

If you were able to get that much money, then you provided enough value to get that amount. When people say "work" what they mean is "provide value". No double standard.