Monday 19 December 2022, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Any replies to the organizer
- thormay@yahoo.com
Venue: Cafe Brunelli, 187
Rundle St, Adelaide CBD, South Australia
Talking Points
>>> Here are two mini-articles for ‘A
fair wage in Australia’ AS GENERATED BY THE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, ChatGPT at
https://chat.openai.com/chat : A FAIR WAGE IN
AUSTRALIA [Thor, comment: This new version of ChatGPT is
extraordinary, and a bit scary. I challenge anyone to pick that
the writing is non-human]
1. What is a fair wage? Hey,
what do you mean by fair?
2. A minimum wage, a living
wage, a fair wage - how might these concepts differ? Which one
should prevail, and when? What is wage justice?
3. Who
thinks they are paid too much? Who do you think are paid too
much? How much is your time worth?
4. Think of a quick
history of income distribution in Australia (and elsewhere).
What lessons can we learn?
5. What is the legitimate (and
illigitimate) role of interest groups (e.g. employer groups,
business councils, labour unions, professional groups etc) in
determining income distribution?
6. What actually is the
distribution of income and profits in Australia? How has it
changed over time?
7. How viable is the idea of a
Universal Basic Income? [= a minimum income provided to all
citizens regardless of employment status]. What is the history
of UBI?
8. How mobile are people when it comes to seeking
income? Who chooses to move, who is made to move, and who
refuses to move?
9. What are the kinds of people who
actually create employment opportunities for others? What are
their typical feelings about paying people fairly to work for
them (if there are typical feelings about this) ?
10.
What do self employed people seek which is different from those
who just want a job?
Extra Reading
Tom Lowrey (27 November 2022) "Controversial IR laws set to
pass parliament, with tweaks for small business and
'game-changing' reviews for JobSeeker". ABC News @
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-27/industrial-relations-laws-set-to-pass-parliament/101703572
Thor May (2013) "A Universal Basic Income. $400 per week
indexed to the CPI". Passionate Skeptic website @
http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/DiscussionTopics/UniversalBasicIncome-mu.htm
Thor May (October 2013) "The Precariously Employed - -
that's you, today or tomorrow - A Search for a New World Order."
Passionate Skeptic website @
http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/Precariat.htm
Thor May (2014) "The Problem of Work and the Rise of the
Precariat". Passionate Skeptic website @
http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/WorkProblem.htm
Thor May (July 2013) "Ethical Behaviour is Harder for the
Rich". Passionate Skeptic website @
http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/Ethical-Behaviour-is-Harder-for-the-Rich.htm
Thor May (2012) "The Contest for Competence". Passionate
Skeptic website @
http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/competence.html
Thor May (2003) "The Case for Favoritism". Passionate
Skeptic website @
http://thormay.net/unwiseideas/favoritism.html
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References for ‘A fair wage in
Australia’ AS GENERATED BY THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM,
ChatGPT at
https://chat.openai.com/chat
1. Australian
Council of Trade Unions, "Living Wage Australia," accessed
September 11, 2021,
https://www.actu.org.au/policy-campaigns/living-wage-australia
2. Fair Work Commission, "National Minimum Wage," accessed
September 11, 2021,
https://www.fwc.gov.au/awards-and-agreements/national-minimum-wage
3. Australian Government Department of Social Services,
"Living Wage," accessed September 11, 2021,
https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/programs-services/families/payment-and-service-finder/how-to-claim/parenting-payment/living-wage
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics, "Household
Expenditure Survey," accessed September 11, 2021,
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/surveys/household-expenditure-survey
5. The Conversation, "What is a living wage and why is
it important?" accessed September 11, 2021,
https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-living-wage-and-why-is-it-important-102634
6. "Fair Work
Commission Announces Annual Minimum Wage Increase for
2019-2020." Fair Work Commission, 18 June 2019,
www.fwc.gov.au/news-and-media-releases/fair-work-commission-announces-annual-minimum-wage-increase-2019-2020
.
7. "Living Wage Australia." The Australia Institute, 2
July 2019,
www.tai.org.au/content/living-wage-australia .
8. "ACTU Calls for $21.15 Minimum Wage." Australian Council of
Trade Unions, 17 May 2019,
www.actu.org.au/actu-media/media-releases/2019/may/actu-calls-for-$2115-minimum-wage
.
9. "Why a Living Wage is Good for Australia." Living
Wage Australia,
https://livingwage.org.au/why-a-living-wage-is-good-for-australia/
.
10. "The Economic Impact of a Living Wage." Living Wage
Australia,
https://livingwage.org.au/the-economic-impact-of-a-living-wage/
.
11. "Minimum wage and modern award pay rates" - Fair
Work Ombudsman:
https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/minimum-wages/minimum-wage-and-modern-award-pay-rates
12. "Living wage" - Australian Council of Trade Unions:
https://www.actu.org.au/our-issues/wages-and-salaries/living-wage
13. "The economics of a living wage" - The Australia
Institute:
https://www.tai.org.au/content/economics-living-wage
14. "Why fair wages matter" - Oxfam Australia:
https://www.oxfam.org.au/explore/income-and-work/why-fair-wages-matter/
15. "The importance of fair wages" - Fair Work
Commission:
https://www.fwc.gov.au/about-us/our-role-and-structure/importance-fair-wages
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