There is an interesting article on the BBC site about providing a basic income unconditionally. It raises the fascinating question: if this were to catch on could history come to see Richard Nixon as the most prescient social reformer of the twentieth century???
An unconditional basic income could release tremendous creativity. Perhaps that is what those in power are afraid of. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170118-what-if-the-state-provided-everyone-with-a-basic-income
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