[lmarinho]

I think the best way to make people subservient to their government is to keep their subsistence dependent on it. There has to be a better solution for this.

Automation might make many goods and services readily available without requiring extensive labor, but that also means more people will have access to cheaper goods. Who knows what demands might come up in this new society that people with low skills might be able to cover.

[scotty79]

We depend on government for such a huge range of services by now that distributing basic income wouldn't be unique leverage the government has over us.

The last thing any government want's is unrest. An you can bet that going late on monthly basic income could cause serious unrest.