Fascinating topic. I can see why it is popular.<p>1. basic income implies that there is a fixed minimum cost for comfortable survival. Does it require organic food? Does it require clean air? Does it require etiquette training? Does it adjust for localized prices? Does it include a vehicle, video games, and gadgets?<p>2. a simple analogy to zoo kept animals comes to mind. The more detached from the holistic view of nature and the cosmos humans get, the worse off we become. Why? because everything IS connected.<p>3. Money is a flawed system because you are equating material goods to non-material concepts. It will never balance out. Not even with gold.