I see UBI as this: * Wealth redistrobution * Basic standard of living * Safety net That's pretty communist in my mind. I know the purists out there w

I see UBI as this: * Wealth redistrobution * Basic standard of living * Safety net That's pretty communist in my mind. I know the purists out there will wave their hands and say "this is just an attempt of the bourgeois class in an attempt to lul the proletariat into a false sense of safety while what they are really getting is life-long survitude to their masters" because that's what my communist friends think. I think that with a rational look at this you can see it as an attempt to level a playing field in a communist fashion. Everyone starts off at a level playing field where they cant go hungry and have a basic standard of living. From the US that seems like voo-doo communist magic. Also, I find it funny that the communist, who argues for the rights of the lower classes, is asking... I'm not going to say it. You put it best. "You're a lot more likely to riot if your kids are starving." Or in other terms: "You're a lot more likely to <do what I want> if your kids are starving." It's funny how that works out.