I think basic income would do a lot to resolve this tension. People can work towards their own interests with a flat tax on their income and capital gains. Those tax dollars are redirected to an electronic deposit given to everyone for the same amount every day. Lets say $35. You could vote to allocate the usage of those dollars. Like 30% has to go to housing. Then everyone is free to use additional income however they like. It&#x27;s a sustained capitalistic representation of basic human interests. I suspect it&#x27;d do a lot for the economy too. Both by increasing demand (poor people actually buy things) and decreasing fear.