A basic income is a massive threat to the liberal welfare state. It would totally deflate the left's institutional agenda so expect them to fight back hard. The premise of the current welfare state is that the people, too stupid to manage their own lives, are better off under the paternal care of enlightened government bureaucracies. It's gonna be entertaining in ten years to watch Republicans support the basic income and Democrats oppose it.
The debate will be about whether people should be in control of their own lives or whether they need a paternal state to protect them from themselves.
The debate will be about whether people should be in control of their own lives or whether they need a paternal state to protect them from themselves.