I don&#x27;t think returning to state indentured slavery is in any way a good thing.<p>If the state wants to build a road, it should pay qualified people the market rate to build a road, not use a pool of people hard on their luck.<p>Basic Income allows people to manage their own life in a more cost effective way than the welfare and other social programs we already provide, plus it provides incentive and opportunity to better their position through work&#x2F;school.