> I just think that socialism and communism (which basic income basically is - it's paid for by the working class) ultimately leads to the destruction of the ec

> I just think that socialism and communism (which basic income basically is - it's paid for by the working class) ultimately leads to the destruction of the economy. Trouble is, isn't some form of socialism inevitable? As automation continues to progress, more and more no-to-little-skill types are eliminated which then requires people to gain further education and experience to continue to qualify for some type of job. At some point we're going to automate so much that you'll essentially have to be an expert in a field to be employable. At least that's how it looks like to me. Today socialism doesn't work (at least to a degree; some socialism-like services I could see working today like health care) but in the future where every job but the ones with the highest skill requirements are automated, what do you do?