> he spending power of the basic income will ultimately reflect the value its recipients produced in order to obtain it - zero in this case. I'm always interes

> he spending power of the basic income will ultimately reflect the value its recipients produced in order to obtain it - zero in this case. I'm always interested in these sorts of arguments and how certain some people are about how it will all end up. Could I ask how you have managed to be so certain about this? Personally, I don't think economics is enough of a settled science to guarantee very much. The real world tests people have done so far have been intriguing, but I think a basic income requires a lot more empirical testing to know for sure.