> No UBI. Just basics for survival guaranteed. That's why I called it a "highly regulated UBI", which might not have been clear. You're proposing that all citi

> No UBI. Just basics for survival guaranteed. That's why I called it a "highly regulated UBI", which might not have been clear. You're proposing that all citizens receive the basics for survival in kind instead of the cash equivalent (which is how a UBI would work). I think I prefer this model over what the OP ended up suggesting, but I'm not sure how feasible it would be in practice in the US. > That doesn't mean we can support a non-working population at leisure. Aren't the people who choose to live at a basic survival level living a life at leisure in your system?