The premise on which the Universal Basic Income is being sold is that in the future there will be fewer jobs due to automation and therefore we will need to inc

The premise on which the Universal Basic Income is being sold is that in the future there will be fewer jobs due to automation and therefore we will need to increase the welfare state to compensate. In my opinion that premise is incredibly pessimistic; I don't believe we will ever run out of productive uses for labor. In either case implementing a Universal Basic Income on a national level seems like a logistical and fiscal nightmare. In a world where more countries are attractive places to live, will the rich want to stay in the USA if you can live a better life elsewhere?