A brave gamble
I think that UBI is a great idea and would probably come close to paying for itself by eliminating the huge waste in the amount of time and money that society puts into not paying people benefits. It's simple and easy to understand and would free up many people from the daily grind of trying to stay within the current systems do's and don'ts.
The ultimate value of a society is not how wealthy the richest members are - it's how healthy it's members are and how we treat the least able members - you can be rich as King Croesus but you are only one dive into the wrong end of the swimming pool away from a life in bed ... and not in a good way. Of course people will bitch about the cons - the fact that someone is getting something - although oddly enough these whingers never complain when it's them getting the freebies.
UBI will do nothing to stop anyone who wants to get rich from getting filthy rich, but imagine the world that they could live in where there's no penalty for being an artist. In addition UBI would make education, whether at college or the public library, far more accessible to everyone not just the ones good at exams.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
