Comment Re: 4/5 in favor (Score 1) 755
Well if things stay as-is they will be paid more, they will get state income and their regular wages,
What remains to be seen is if the wages element of those low skilled menial jobs actually declines over time. As the tax collection is increased to cover the costs in some other areas and those low skilled jobs need to equalize their global worth because other countries (without a state income) are not subject to that higher taxation. So for Finland to remain competitive maybe those menial wages need to decrease, but you get state income on top.
It would be hoped that all governments would simply laws/taxation such that implementing them (especially when using IT) can be done more easily and therefore the administrative costs are reduced. But then there can be a lot of politicians enjoying the gravy train created by the more complex situation.
What remains to be seen is if the wages element of those low skilled menial jobs actually declines over time. As the tax collection is increased to cover the costs in some other areas and those low skilled jobs need to equalize their global worth because other countries (without a state income) are not subject to that higher taxation. So for Finland to remain competitive maybe those menial wages need to decrease, but you get state income on top.
It would be hoped that all governments would simply laws/taxation such that implementing them (especially when using IT) can be done more easily and therefore the administrative costs are reduced. But then there can be a lot of politicians enjoying the gravy train created by the more complex situation.