universal basic income

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-57120354 "A universal basic income scheme is to be trialled in Wales, meaning adults, regardless of their means, will receive a regular sum of money. The idea is that this would cover the basic cost of living. First Minister Mark Drakeford said the...

If robots are taking jobs, their wages can be given to us. My idea for Universal Basic Income (UBI) Funding. After all, we don't have to pay robots. Discuss.

I first heard about this idea when I was a kid in the seventies. What if the government gives a standard income to all citizens? People who work get paid a salary on top of the standard, government-provided income. Apparently the idea is being floated in Switzerland. (there is a petition to...