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What do you believe are biggest hurdles to UBI?

I think anyone with heart would agree that the hallmark of a great society lies not in it's ability to corral wealth into the hands of the ruling class and build monuments to big corporations but it's ability and willingness to help provide for and protect those who are struggling to do so themselves for whatever reason that may be, and I think as undesirable and dangerous jobs are automated and we refine all our technology – once we have the way – then the will is what will be lacking. But there are still a number of obvious dilemmas such as people abusing the nonbinding reciprocity agreement, having children so they can harvest the welfare money, the inflation which would come about, and I'm not sure how it would would actually be financed because the economic stimulus and tax wouldn't seem to offset the spending. But I'm no economist…


I think anyone with heart would agree that the hallmark of a great society lies not in it's ability to corral wealth into the hands of the ruling class and build monuments to big corporations but it's ability and willingness to help provide for and protect those who are struggling to do so themselves for whatever reason that may be, and I think as undesirable and dangerous jobs are automated and we refine all our technology – once we have the way – then the will is what will be lacking. But there are still a number of obvious dilemmas such as people abusing the nonbinding reciprocity agreement, having children so they can harvest the welfare money, the inflation which would come about, and I'm not sure how it would would actually be financed because the economic stimulus and tax wouldn't seem to offset the spending. But I'm no economist and I haven't looked deeply into it this before.

What do you see as the biggest hurdles, and can you consider any ways around them?

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