(To hopefully avoid some arguments I should probably preface this with saying that I am 100% in favor of something like basic income.)<p>&gt; <i>The solution is providing a social safety net that enables that bulk of the population to pursue their dream.</i><p>I don&#x27;t think that will make most people into successful businesspeople (let alone &quot;entrepreneurs&quot; in any non-facile sense of the word), and I don&#x27;t think that was entirely the point the article was trying to make.<p>Even with basic needs supported, you still need capital to get a business off the ground &quot;correctly&quot;. Unfortunately, in a basic income environment, I bet the people taking full advantage of it still wouldn&#x27;t have access to that kind of capital.<p>I&#x27;ve had my own small business for several years now, but I&#x27;m looking for work again. The business has several promising irons in the fire, but I lack either the skill or resources to make any of them take off. Having access to basic income wouldn&#x27;t substantially change my predicament; having access to good credit, capital, or talent would.