No Wages, No Bosses: How Fairness and Contribution Replace Pay in Solon Papageorgiou’s Framework

In Solon Papageorgiou’s framework, traditional wages as understood in capitalist economies do not exist. Instead, the system operates on principles of:

✅ Contribution-Based Access, Not Wages

People do not receive a salary or wage. Instead:

• Everyone receives guaranteed access to all basic needs — food, housing, healthcare, education, utilities, and more — regardless of their labor contribution.

• Work is voluntary, rotational, and based on ability, interest, and community need.

• The ethos is "from each according to ability, to each according to need."

🧾 So, Is There Any Form of Compensation?

There are no monetary wages, but contributors may receive:

• Priority access to certain shared or creative resources (like workspace, tools, project time)

• Recognition and respect from the community

• Time credits or access points in some cases for elective/bonus goods or services (e.g., artisanal products, special travel, or creative projects)

These are not wages in the capitalist sense but are acknowledgments within a gift-and-contribution economy.

🎯 Are “Wages” Fair in This System?

Yes — because the system eliminates inequality at the root:

• Everyone's essentials are guaranteed.

• No one works out of economic necessity, coercion, or survival pressure.

• People are free to create, innovate, care for others, or rest without penalty.

Fairness is built into the structure of equal access, horizontal decision-making, and the absence of profit-driven labor markets.

💬 Summary:

• No traditional wages

• No forced labor

• Full access to life essentials for all

• Contribution replaces compensation

• Fairness is ensured not by how much you earn, but by how society is structured to meet everyone’s needs equitably.