I mean basic income is just either printing money, or redistribution of money. One leads to inflation, the other is Socialism and already practiced in a number

I mean basic income is just either printing money, or redistribution of money. One leads to inflation, the other is Socialism and already practiced in a number of countries. So we're basically just saying we need more socialism right? Not that there's anything wrong with that. Edit: UBI evangelists, why am I being downvoted?