That doesn't sound plausible. You expect to pay for basic income with net zero money?
The only way this works is if people with productive jobs end up with less money than today.
The only way this works is if people with productive jobs end up with less money than today.
There are a lot of tax breaks that are designed to reduce the tax burden of the middle class -- things like mortgage interest deductions -- that could be eliminated in a "Basic Income" setting.