I honestly cannot understand that people (left or right) are still discussing basic income. A simple back of the envelope calculation shows that you have to basically double the tax rate to pay for it. Here are the numbers for Germany, but I&#x27;d assume that the situation would be similar for many other countries.<p>Assume we give each of the 80 Mio germans 10000 Euro per year. That&#x27;s an expense of 800 Billion per year. Contrast this with a total tax income of ca 600 Billion per year [1]. It&#x27;s not gonna fly...<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Steueraufkommen_(Deutschland)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Steueraufkommen_(Deutschland)</a>