&gt; 1) As defined above, this is horribly inefficient and expensive. I, a software engineer in Silicon Valley, would receive this $10k. How does this benefit society? I already make over $100k; I don&#x27;t need additional income support.<p>So give basic income only to people doing less than the basic income, and take it away once you are doing more. That&#x27;s how it&#x27;s been implemented in some countries, and I don&#x27;t see any reason not to follow this scheme.