Re: Yep, that'll work
@Dazed and Confused
Re: "Still it could solve the unemployment crisis at a stroke"
I do have this increasingly horrible feeling that following the driverless vehicles / robotics / machine learning / AI revolution that is coming and will lead to mass unemployment, the State will be employing vast numbers of the population as informers on their neighbours. In return for the very generous offer of basic income... :/
And before you think it won't affect you, have a look at this study of job types:
https://public.tableau.com/views/AutomationandUSjobs/Technicalpotentialforautomation?:showVi