It's an implementation problem -- UBI just has to be very basic to incentivize productivity. Contrary to what many think, there will always be jobs in a fully a

It's an implementation problem -- UBI just has to be very basic to incentivize productivity. Contrary to what many think, there will always be jobs in a fully automated world (until robots can be indistinguishable from humans, that is, both physically and mentally) -- we will shift from a labor-intensive economy to one based on social value and experience. The more concerning problem which comes up in this article is that you cannot have both UBI and lax immigration/easy freedom of movement. The first country to institute a UBI would be quite appealing to the billions of people living in destitute poverty, and they would all want to emigrate, making it almost impossible to get into the country. How do you decide who gets in? Do you require the person was a citizen for 18 years before qualifying? You certainly can't have open borders or the welfare system would quickly be overrun.