This might be too political but after seeing another article on basic income I'm curious what other people on HN think about the politics and economic ideas behind the politics.
In any other modern, western democracy, basic income is a no-brainer. The majority of the EU is already discussing exactly such a motion, and the safety net of most developed European nations is unfathomable to Americans.
In conclusion, there's no point in waiting a century in hopes that the USA's crippling structural issues will be solved. Move onto greener pastures like Germany, where you can have that future right now. In Germany, captains of industry are lobbying for basic income as we speak [1].