The institution of a basic income was a primary factor in the downfall of the Roman Empire. Once people grew accustomed to it, they supported any politician who increased it, regardless of any other factors.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cura_Annonae" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cura_Annonae</a><p><i>&quot;Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.&quot;</i>
-Juvenal