It&#x27;s worth reading about the Canadian experiments with basic income in the 1970s:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mincome" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mincome</a>
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.nationalpost.com&#x2F;full-comment&#x2F;colby-cosh-what-the-poverty-advocates-forget-about-canadas-flirtation-with-a-basic-income" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.nationalpost.com&#x2F;full-comment&#x2F;colby-cosh-what-th...</a><p>The experiment allowed households to opt out, and after a while most did.  However this result is convoluted by the fact that the income was not inflation indexed, and inflation rates in Canada in the 1970s got quite high.<p>The main conclusion from this is, basic income is going to have to be VERY carefully implemented to work at all.