Apropos of nothing: I believe a minimum income is a great idea

[ljm2002]

9. Yes I think that is a great idea...

...and is necessary in a society where money is required for the basics of life.

Centuries ago, people could subsist without being arrested. Most of the time, anyway. Nowadays in our modern societies, you can't just go and plant a garden in some random location in order to feed yourself; you must own or rent the property. You can't just pitch a tent wherever it is convenient to do so; again, you must own or rent the property or have specific permission.

And yet everything requires money. If you live in the city, the grocer is not going to give you free food. That's just not how it works. At the same time, we don't have enough employment to go around. For whatever reasons, full employment looks like it is becoming a thing of the past.

But we still need to maintain a civil society. So it seems to me that the very least we can do is provide a floor for people to exist with some dignity, and without anxiety about whether they can even survive from one week to the next.

K&R