If only all of the things that needed doing for the common good were actually being done now, either by robots, or by a small number of people with machine assi

If only all of the things that needed doing for the common good were actually being done now, either by robots, or by a small number of people with machine assistance, this discussion might make more sense. Once the roads are fixed, and the parks are clean, the disabled are cared for, etc, etc, etc. THEN maybe we should have a discussion about "Basic Income". Our current technology is NOT "The Culture". There is still work to do, it is "simply" (not so simple) a matter of clawing back some cash from those who benefitted most from a stable society. The WSJ's "10K" plan just sounds like a scam to cut more government jobs while throwing out a small consolation prize to prevent outright rebellion.