I’d happily back a basic income to replace the tangled morass of a welfare system that we have now. And trying to ignore the fact that there is going to be a substantial amount of native-born Americans that automation will permanently unemploy is like ignoring the sizzling fuze on a keg of powder.
>I’d happily back a basic income to replace the tangled morass of a welfare system that we have now. And trying to ignore the fact that there is going to be a substantial amount of native-born Americans that automation will permanently unemploy is like ignoring the sizzling fuze on a keg of powder.
England tried it. Led to a massive amount of violence among the poor who didn’t need to work so they got drunk and started trouble. If you’re going to give people welfare you need to make them work for it.