Universal Basic Mechanics

As stated last week, I'm charging head long down the National Novel Writing Month annual challenge.  I'm up to 21,400 words as of the break I'm taking to write this blog.  The premise of my unlikely-to-see-the-light-of-day novel is to look at crime in a world where Universal Basic Income has been implemented.  What does that world look like and how will people try to take advantage of it.

Last week's post looked at how employment might actually change.  The TL;DR is that while people should be able to survive without work, it will be basic survival.  There will still be an incentive for people to work and companies to employ them.

This week I want to mentally explore how UBI might actually work from a back office stand point.  How does the government ensure that the right people get the right amount?  What existing and/or emerging technologies might be use to make it happen?  Read on...

Home Chain

Blockchain This

I've been doing a lot of thinking about Blockchain recently because there have been several articles about how it might be the answer to Internet of Things security concerns among many, many other things.  Companies with names like Microsoft, Intel and IBM have started whole divisions and more, betting big that Blockchain style distributed security is how the world will work.  It is the ultimate panacea that will save us all from ourselves.