Machine Money and People Money
France already has something that smells a lot like UBI, except it&#x27;s not Universal (RSA). France also has free education and health.<p>Now if you judge by the numbers, it&#x27;s not really a success: high unemployment and low people satisfaction... plus even higher expectations about &quot;the State&quot;. Administration is huge, costs a lot, and imposes a very rigid barrier between people and &quot;the State&quot;: it&#x27;s a country of bureaucrats. Employers and businesses are designated as &quot;ennemies&quot; in peoples minds, and the USA represents the ultimate Boss in the game.<p>In addition to RSA, France has every social benefits you can imagine... because RSA can&#x27;t adjust to each situation: disabled? single mother? 6 kids? tough job?<p>So if you want to imagine your country with UBI, study France first. Then ask yourself if you&#x27;d like your country to be even more like France than France itself. A country where equality is the buzz word, and Liberty is totally absent of every speech.<p>I made the decision to leave this country because what I have in mind for my life is not 5 kids with no job... I want to work, to innovate, to create value for people, and France was making it much harder to achieve. But they have RSA and strikes. Their choice.<p>I do understand it sounds romantic to an american, just like USSR always sounded romantic to french people.