Read Charles Murray on this (e.g. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/libertarian-charles-murray-the-welfare-state-has-denuded-our-civic-culture/ http://ww

Read Charles Murray on this (e.g. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/libertarian-charles-murray-the-welfare-state-has-denuded-our-civic-culture/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/libertarian-charles...). He's a libertarian, specifically concerned about "social decay", and argues that a basic income would be a large improvement over what we have today. Basic income sounds dangerously close to "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". Not at all. A basic income gives you enough to live on, but if you want more than that you're going to have to produce something of value.