Universal basic income in the future

[Aegon]

Maybe it's simply a generational thing, but UBI does not sit well with me. And I'm not convinced that robots/AI will replace human contribution. The contribution/work will simply change.

I don't think you need AI to replace anything to justify UBI, personally. Especially in such a radically top-heavy economy like the United States in 2019. In many ways I think UBI is one of the only ways to save American capitalism. What is "trickle-down economics" if not immense corporate welfare, to put more money in the hands of the wealthy? What is so insane about a UBI as means of "trickle-up economics," at least this time the government is giving money to people who will spend it.

That being said, I'm hard-pressed to believe that 3 - 4 million truckers will all have jobs in that industry in 10 years. Perhaps half of them will keep their jobs and drive the trucks in urban areas, when self-driving trucks are only advanced enough to cover the long highways. Then eventually those will be gone too. That's one example.

CVS near me cut half the staff because of self-checkout machines. Are the cashiers going to learn how to fix and operate self-checkout machines to make up for it?

To the type of work that not everyone is qualified to do.

Can't they be educated.............. by humans?

College education is generally unaffordable and student debt is a massive burden on the economy. And government retraining programs have a terrible success rate.