01341nas a2200109   4500008004100000245011100041210006900152260001200221520091100233100001801144856006901162       2014                        eng d00aA full life in a degrowth society – the case for an unconditional basic income (UBI) and against modesty0 afull life in a degrowth society the case for an unconditional ba  aLeipzig3 aIt is argued that not the usually disapproved vices such as greed and insatiability are the main causes of dangerous economic growth, but rather a special kind of modesty instead. People have to give up a happy and self-determined life in order to earn their livelihood. This prevailing struggle for jobs coupled with productivity growth leads to the absurd necessity of boosting production in order to create work. A second growth-enhancing consequence of modesty is the widespread attempt to compensate for suffering from labour by consumption. An unconditional basic income could correct these maldevelopments: providing sufficiency without limiting human passions. Quite the contrary, people are given the opportunity to work less, they can choose more ambitiously a fulfilling lifestyle and leave the hamster wheel of labour and consumption. Key words: unconditional basic income, modesty, sufficiency1 aUlmer, Robert  uhttps://degrowth.community/conference2014/scientific-papers/3490