The Economist thinks universal basic income can make capitalism more fair: As the debate on the merits of universal basic income, the Economist appears to have been one over from the looks of this video (watch, runtime: 1:41). The publication suggests that a social welfare system under which the government pays every citizen a regular livable wage for doing absolutely nothing (a Kramer’s paradise if you will) could help mitigate the ills of rising inequality in the West.