<i></i><i>We need to figure out an alternate way of living for people who are intellectually incapable of contributing to a modern technologically advanced economy. A basic income is a good start.</i><i></i><p>There is another dimension to this problem though; national borders and status.<p>There are a TON of really smart mexicans and other immigrants of every nation who are stuck into an effective caste system based on their status.<p>In fact, modern American society would literally fall apart if all the mexican service workers were raptured.<p>My point is that while we look at those who cannot contribute to a technologically advanced economy, we also are pigeon-holing many many others who are based on the complexities of citizenship status problem.