"There are no qualifications beyond being an adult citizen to receiving a Basic Income."
A minor mistake. The only "sorta well known to Americans" basic income is the Alaska fund which does only pay to adults.
However most proposals seem to apply to "living humans" or whatever. After all, kids need to eat too. Or if using the franchise fee model of justification, kids lives are being ruined by the economic system too.
As far as I know, Alaska's permanent fund pays to children too, as long as they're born in the state or have lived there long enough to be counted as residents (2 years, maybe? Can't remember.).
Well, that's embarrassing, you are 100% correct. I looked it up, and the only non-recipients other than non AK residents are felons in prison (no idea why, I guess to punish their families with less income or make sure they can't pay restitution to victims?)
So, no, I have no idea where he gets the idea only adults would get an income.
A minor mistake. The only "sorta well known to Americans" basic income is the Alaska fund which does only pay to adults.
However most proposals seem to apply to "living humans" or whatever. After all, kids need to eat too. Or if using the franchise fee model of justification, kids lives are being ruined by the economic system too.