This Universal Basic income Idea is give everybody a cash outlet. Why is it being
discussed now? Because there are now fears that we are about to enter into
another period of time when capitalism as an economic system brings us
technical improvements but the by product is unemployment. Long ago if we didn't
have capitalism we would have understood that the way you handle productivity is
if it's more productive let's all work fewer hours. Then we don't divide
ourselves into those who keep the job and those who lose it. Because however
much you may believe that the universal basic income is a decency provided to
poor people, it may well fall short of the kinds of solutions and alternatives
that ought to be part of this discussion and that often aren't.