Then that system will be, by definition, not "basic".
One of the features of basic income is that it removes politics from poverty. If you have a system that is political, you have welfare in another form, with yet another name.
Basic income applies to the rich and poor alike, is identical for everyone, and carries no social stigma as a result, and offers no opportunity for political graft.
IMO that is why adoption is incredibly unlikely—politicians would need to approve it, and by doing so, they'd be putting themselves (mostly) out of a job. It seems extremely unlikely to me that will happen.
One of the features of basic income is that it removes politics from poverty. If you have a system that is political, you have welfare in another form, with yet another name.
Basic income applies to the rich and poor alike, is identical for everyone, and carries no social stigma as a result, and offers no opportunity for political graft.
IMO that is why adoption is incredibly unlikely—politicians would need to approve it, and by doing so, they'd be putting themselves (mostly) out of a job. It seems extremely unlikely to me that will happen.