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I could argue that fewer people need to work and lean towards a basic income. Sadly, this is not very palatable to most people.

I think it would become much more palatable if someone came up with a plan for basic income that didn't require tripling the federal budget.

Taxing the rich comes to mind.

Increasing taxes to fund increased services is exactly increasing the federal budget.

Parent said "budget", not "deficit".