The necessity for something like a universal basic income is pretty obvious to me. However I wonder, as it expands if politics will change in a very negative w

The necessity for something like a universal basic income is pretty obvious to me. However I wonder, as it expands if politics will change in a very negative way. Let's say distribution is an even division between the entire population. If the distribution is low, the obvious solution soon becomes "reduce population". The specifics of that can be pretty gnarly, even if it's a simple "attrition" policy. My imagination for what's possible goes to dark places. I wonder "who" will make the policies, and I fear the power structures will change in very negative ways. I can see reactions to power structures changing to change to a blockchain type system ran by algorithms... but that has equally dystopian ramifications. Though its defiantly a rosy picture, the old west I think appeals to a lot of people like me because old world capitalism allows for independence. As we scale society we're giving a way that independence for equality and comfort. The problem is there are always inherit problems in every system, and someone finds a way to exploit them.