Post job, but not necesarily post-scarcity : land , resources , energy will still be relatively scares and will have to be distributed through some means . I am not sure the market will be the best way to trade and distribute such resources.In a post work environment nationalizing it does seem to be the obvious policy.
Huh?
What the op is describing is a Post Work Society, where all work it done by robots and/or A.I.s.
I was agreeing with you about nationalization of the robot workforce.
The intent of the thread is to explore other means to ensure the distribution of goods.
A basic minimum income might be one of the possible solutions, it will be hard to establish what this minimum income should be . would $20 per day be enough? Would that be too low or too high?
Land? Land is not scarce.
Resources? Energy?
With robots building robots, easily solved, if nothing else go out to the Asteroid Belt.
What are commodities like? Are they nationalized just because they are incredible cheap and easy to produce?
Land is not scarce, ok , no , it is not. But in modern cities many people are not landowners.
In the past the US government distributed land ,so that may be part of the solution.
Robots building robots. Yes, provided you have enough money stashed to buy the raw materials.
I wouldn't have a problem with commodies being nationalized. Free food, water, and a reasonable amount of energy for everyone. That should be no problem , though I know many people who would object. But providing for those basic needs could be as cheap as $24 billion a year ( really chep) .
Education could be also very cheap thanks to the internet and free education courses.
No, my point was that commodities, like Flour are incredibly cheap and plentiful. Yet, the market does a fine job of making them available in all stores in good quality at low, low prices.
What would be the benefit of nationalizing Flour production at this point in time?