Regarding #1, increasing taxation on the rich is much more politically feasible than implementing basic income. Regarding #2, economics is all about managing s

Regarding #1, increasing taxation on the rich is much more politically feasible than implementing basic income. Regarding #2, economics is all about managing scarcity. What natural resource consumption specifically are you concerned about not being effectively controlled by pricing mechanisms? And it's the role of government to fix market failures when externalities are being ignored. Which are you concerned about?