"The incentives for wealth redistribution are vary simple. You hand over a fixed percentage of money to the poor and they don't steal from you or end up in pris

"The incentives for wealth redistribution are vary simple. You hand over a fixed percentage of money to the poor and they don't steal from you or end up in prison" This sounds like extortion. The majority of poor people can work. A small percentage are mentally or physically unable, and need to be taken care of. Many (not all) made poor life decisions. We are free in the US..and freedom sometimes has consequences..like the ability to completely ruin your life. I shouldn't have to clean up everyone's mess..when I've taken the time to avoid these things. "ome people will simply take more risks" I've taken the most risks (with business), when I had no other choice. IE: I have no other form of income..and a month of money left in the bank. Basic income is the opposite of that. You are not taking any risks, because you know you will have money in the bank. Since most people are not interested in starting a business, I don't see your scenario playing out. " And yes the poor can be a lot more disruptive than you might think just look at say the french revolution or any of the communist revolutions" Why do you think I will support basic income based on threats?