With regards to college tuition, the relatively easy access to capital via student loans has increased the cost of tuition over time. The demand for post-secondary is relatively inelastic since it is a strong factor in higher incomes down the road. If we apply this same logic to basic income, how can we ensure that basic income won&#x27;t just further drive the increase in cost for all basic necessities that a basic income would contribute to (e.g. housing, food, utilities)?<p>For better or worse, the only way to &quot;control&quot; the costs would be if each of these basic necessities were led by government institutions or regulations as well as healthy competition for the production. That is a large step politically and socially but may be inevitable if we want to see a basic income succeed.<p>If anyone has any research or studies on related phenomena I would be very interested.