> just only 20 years ago, basic communication (the Internet) wasn't on that list Communication was; in the U.S., phone service was subsidized for rural consume

> just only 20 years ago, basic communication (the Internet) wasn't on that list Communication was; in the U.S., phone service was subsidized for rural consumers, for example. Now Internet is the requirement. > What amounts to minimum requirements seems to be growing, and can't possibily be supplied indefinitely to people ala basic income. It's great that it's growing; I want the world and society to advance, not stagnate in the state it was 20 years ago. We're much better off than people 100 years ago (or 20 years ago), and it's on us to pass on that legacy and make sure the people 100 years from now are doing even better. Income and wealth are growing and have been almost continuously since WWII. The U.S. in 2017 is the wealthiest, highest-earning nation in the history of the world, with ~$90 trillion in wealth and ~$18 trillion in income. Taxes relative to income are at historical lows. The notion of scarcity in public goods is not based on fact; though of course there are limits, we are nowhere near them.