The Swiss Are About to Vote No on Basic Income

I'd like to see a valid, largeish-scale test-run of it too, and I'm against the concept entirely. If anything, it'll give us a go-to example against or for the idea.

Though, to be fair, with the way governments/politicians seem to handle failed/failing projects, it might not be such a great idea.

Basic income, if implemented without certain companion policies, is destined for failure. There is simply no way to affordable provide basic income to people in most places at current costs of living. Anything more than $10k a year is just too unrealistic from a budget standpoint. That's enough for the rural US, but it's far from enough in most places.

What we need is policies to reduce the cost of housing, such as subsidies for high density, low cost units. We have the ability to make very cheap housing out of factory built modular components, but there are tons of other hurdles, like regulation and NIMBYism. Transportation is another major cost, but fortunately that one is about to be solved. In the US, healthcare is still a major issue however.

that puts the income in perspective, it obviously has an anticedent. To get the optimum a compromise has to be met. Automation is shifting the compromise in favour of minimal working hours per existing job. Although, it creates opportunity for new jobs with higher learning curve. This has to be compromised for timely efficiency.The first compromise was intensity. ...

comunism ring any bell?