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So, I have an argument for Universal Basic Income that sometimes makes conservative Americans seriously reconsider their stance:
"You ever have to work with someone who is really incompetent or lazy? Someone who is always in your way or making more work for you? Imagine what life would be like if they just got out of the way of everyone who WANTS to work "
Sure, it's a selfish thought, and ignores the issues of people who can't work ... but conservatives are often selfish & ableist anyway.
I very much like to make arguments for things on a basis of "enlightened" or even "unenlightened" self-interest, because those are powerful motivators -- even for people who purport to decide on the basis of ideals (because quite a few, even of those people, will betray those ideals in secret, if they don't see the benefit to themselves).
There are a number of good systemic, ethical, collectivist, individualist, and pragmatic arguments for UBI. It's a very robust idea.
@RamenCatholic@mindly.social@TerryHancock yup; I think of it as trying to "speak in their language," too.