Abundance comes from advancement of tech and tools, not just from labour.

If only the “40 hours a week” people deserve to live outside poverty then this exclude many other people who are without a doubt productive for society and even capital.

Many scholars never got money from their contributions, they didn’t even get recognition within their life. They for sure contributed positively to the society. Yet their works was not included in “40 hrs work week”.

Housewives also provide labour without which the society can not function, they are also within this categories.

Open source devs also don’t get paid for their work. Yet their hobby does in fact lead to productivity.

By restricting our definition to “40 hrs work week”, we overlook many of these segments.

Consider an example of a women, who does not work but raises childern and perform other chores to support her husband.

She is quite important in contribution to the society, but when we talk just about working people, we overlook her.

And I am sure there are many such people who are critical for the function of the society, but do not “make money” (i,e wage labor nor even owning capital for that matter)

This is why, IMO, this distinction of “people who work” is counter productive. Everyone should be able to live without poverty.

It does not apply here to smth that is this fundamental. Living outside of poverty for everyone, is very fundamental and basic, not smth that should ever be compromised upon

Not to mention, their chairmen alice weidel praises past while having a literal nazi grandfather. Iirc she literally said “the time of our grandparents was so great…”

She had a propalestine blunder. Republicans will make sure to balloon that up if she were to get close to presidency. Dems need a candidate who is pro palestinian, and progressive with a tinge of socialism.