“With a universal income, just deserts don’t seem at issue. Everybody gets a basic chance.”

“everybody gets a strong boost off the blocks”

“A wide range of people stand to benefit from a cushion: any worker with an abusive boss is free to take the basic wage and leave. “

“Trading in benefits earmarked for the poor for a benefit like guaranteed income, which is designed to provide financial stability to the middle class and the poor alike, would be regressive.” [Hughes facebook cofounder] “Why spray so much money over people doing fine, he wonders, when you could direct cash as needed?”

“Robots, we are told, will drive us from our jobs. The more this happens, the more existing workforce safety nets will be strained.”