Because in most cases it's impossible to define what a basic level of software quality and security should be, and it's not likely that people agree on what tha

Because in most cases it's impossible to define what a basic level of software quality and security should be, and it's not likely that people agree on what that level is. Most of the economy is like this, you can't really pre-emptively define what is "good", the best way is to create a market and let consumers decide in aggregate. Security is a little easier to specify, it's a more clearly defined space but you still have to be careful or you end up with outdated standards actually holding back industry security. I have nothing against a public option, as long as it is an option. Government regulation of the tech industry doesn't sound to me like it's providing more options. I never thought basic income was a good idea in the first place, I'm not sure what to say about this. Basic healthcare is a more complicated case, but the healthcare industry doesn't look anything like the software industry. Regulating healthcare won't and shouldn't be like regulating software.