Name: Anonymous 2008-01-11 19:23
In GTA, you can find employers that pay money per task done, such as delivering pizzas, or taxi customers to a location, while in RPGs you can get paid small amounts for doing simple tasks like fetching and delivering items. There are only a few comparable jobs in real life, such as mowing lawns or scavenging for recyclables.
With government regulation of jobs, employers need your home address, social security number, proof of insurance, insurance, benefits, and other information, tying you to one location unless you have contract work. What other jobs could there be that are simple enough to not require supervision, present minimal risk and responsibility, and can be done regularly at any time, without requiring the paperwork and management associated with employment? Trash picking, graffiti removal, and other community service tasks could work. This could provide jobs to homeless people who resent authority and don't have an established household. What are some drawbacks to this, and how could it be implemented? For example, a "work card" that records the amount worked, work stamps that can be redeemed for cash, or some system where the paying organization can still pay taxes to the government.
With government regulation of jobs, employers need your home address, social security number, proof of insurance, insurance, benefits, and other information, tying you to one location unless you have contract work. What other jobs could there be that are simple enough to not require supervision, present minimal risk and responsibility, and can be done regularly at any time, without requiring the paperwork and management associated with employment? Trash picking, graffiti removal, and other community service tasks could work. This could provide jobs to homeless people who resent authority and don't have an established household. What are some drawbacks to this, and how could it be implemented? For example, a "work card" that records the amount worked, work stamps that can be redeemed for cash, or some system where the paying organization can still pay taxes to the government.