Originally Posted by
chazus
Basic Income isn't there to combat job loss due to automation. They're entirely separate economic entities.
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It's sort of the other way around. Stupid people promote socialism because it's easy to govern. That doesn't mean socialism is bad, it's just the go-to for bad government.
It's sort of like saying crappy cooks just make crappy eggs for breakfast, and its almost always awful. Those things aren't bad, but it's a go-to for people who can't cook because it's easy.
Socialism largely fails due to bad government. Have you ever seen a decent government and gone "Man, they have some decent policies and methods of governing the country, but that there socialism just makes it real hard". No, you have criminals, tyrants, and generally bad people running it, and they opt for socialism.
Not only that, but in this day and age, a country can't just 'decide' to 'go capitalism'. That's a switch that takes decades, if not more.