We already have several forms of basic income , some provided by the government and some provided by private industry. What the question is implying is that there may one day be a universal basic income that is managed or provided by a single entity, presumably the government.
Contemporary forms of basic income fall into:
> Social security Disability Pensions These are all examples of fixed incomes that the recipients do not manage and which are guaranteed by either the government or private industry to continue for life or until some other form of fixed income replaces them.Of course, “guaranteed” […]
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