> You mean a completely unproven system that most economists believe cannot possibly be funded without increasing spending to unheard of levels and no you don't

> You mean a completely unproven system that most economists believe cannot possibly be funded without increasing spending to unheard of levels and no you don't save enough by cutting the "inefficiencies of the current system" and has a good chance to quickly die due to inflation? I could have sworn I've heard that somewhere... oh wait, it's the same tired argument used against every progressive policy since the New Deal. You'll have to forgive UBI supporters for not taking economists seriously given their track record over the last century, during which the developed world increased spending to "unheard of" levels about a dozen times. The US income tax, which required a Constitutional amendment, is only 104 years old after all. > Can we please stop bringing up UBI as a silver bullet to all problems in every automation article? I don't see anyone seriously claiming that UBI is a silver bullet, just that it's the only bullet we have left against our future robotic overlords.