[dtech]

There is a huge difference between everyone gets exactly the same regardless of merit* (communism) and everyone gets a guaranteed income on which you can just barely make a living (basic income).

The second doesn't disincentivize working, as you still get increased rewards if you work or work harder.

* Unless you are in a position of power of course, then you deserve more.

[vidarh]

> There is a huge difference between everyone gets exactly the same regardless of merit* (communism)

Everyone getting exactly the same regardless of merit has nothing to do with communism. So much so that Marx spent a lot of time criticising this idea and tearing it totally apart whenever someone raised it (Critique of the Gotha Programme has a substantial section on this subject).

[xienze]

> and everyone gets a guaranteed income on which you can just barely make a living (basic income).

You realize that basic income will just become another campaign promise to secure votes, right? Couple that with "I can barely live on my basic income!" sob stories and we'll quickly find that basic income won't be so "basic" given enough time.