>>>It's all, "screw you, you're paying for it". No, it's "we're all paying for it". I'm in a high enough tax bracket that I wouldn't benefit (financially) from

>>>It's all, "screw you, you're paying for it". No, it's "we're all paying for it". I'm in a high enough tax bracket that I wouldn't benefit (financially) from a basic income, and neither would the vast majority of my friends and relations. I'm still in favour of one, because I think it's better for society overall. Voluntary and opt-in programs are ludicrous for taxation. The benefits produced by the spending of those tax dollars are universal; roads, healthcare, public education, law and order, etc. are critical to a functioning society and would fall apart if anyone could just choose to freeload off those of us with sense.