...how? It’s practically the same thing as giving poor people a job. Want ubi? Do something. Don’t do it, don’t get paid.
Slaves don’t get paid. That’s...like...in the definition of slavery. I think you went full ow the edge on this one.
Slaves are not paid. But they were taken care of. Given shelter, food and clothing. The bare essentials for life. What subby here wants to do is the same thing. Make sure everyone has enough for the bare essentials. Sounds oddly familiar to me.
I am sure house slaves found ways to give themselves more than their outdoor working brethren, and I am sure those who administer how much everyone needs for income in this grand utopia will find out ways to justify giving themselves a little more than everyone else.
On top of this you have the people who are above the system. In the case of slaves, you have owners, and in the case of this system... well someone is making the decisions. They aren’t going to want to be held to the same standard as everyone else, because they are more equal. Someone has to eat the caviar and prime beef, you know? It would go to waste otherwise, and not everyone can have it, so why shouldn’t they for the extra work they have to do to manage this system?
And then, well the butcher cutting this prime beef isn't going to want to be stuck eating lips and assholes, like everyone else, so how do you keep the butcher happy? Bribe him? That wouldn't be fair to everyone else right, so those top people will have no choice but to use the force of law to make him eat the lips and assholes and give those on top the best meat. For fairness sake, right?