Basic Income Might Spread Bounty of Capitalism, but So Would Weaker Patent and Copyright Protection

A NYT article on Finland's plan to end its experiment with a basic income for its citizens, noted its attraction, including to some rich people in Silicon Valley:

"In much of the world, the concept of basic income retains appeal as a potential way to more justly spread the bounty of global capitalism while cushioning workers against the threat of robots and artificial intelligence taking their jobs."

There would be less need to be concerned about spreading the bounty if the government did n...