Basic income is a hard concept for denizens of our ideologically-charged age to grasp because it is a government benefit that is inherently conservative in nature.
A basic income is a flat-cash payment made to all or most members of society to support their lifestyles. That sounds like socialism to most people because it involves a government payment.
A basic income is conservative because its goal is to shore up traditional institutions and society instead of disrupting or undermining the established order. That runs counter to most welfare schemes which are progressive in nature. Those schemes are designed to disrupt society […]
Full Post at marketmadhouse.com