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Almost half of Australia's elite athletes 'earn below the poverty line' (www.sbs.com.au)
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[–] -3 points 3 years ago (9 children)

That can be extended to anything that isn't practical or useful, what I'm saying isn't that you should be paid for sitting on your couch specifically, what I'm saying is that you should have enough money to cover your needs even if your job is creating very abstract art, being a professional swimmer, or an artificial one like managing a manager.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    Who is responsible for providing for people who choose not to contribute?

    I'm not working away all day when I could be persuing a hobby and still getting paid just so someone else can persue a hobby and get paid

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I'm not talking about luxuries or even a comfortable life, I just think that everyone should have enough to live under a roof and have enough to eat healthy every day.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I would think being an elite athlete is way beyond just a hobby.

    Running a few laps around the field every day, yes a hobby. Being faster or able to run farther than 95% of the Australian population, that's way beyond hobby levels.

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