I'm going to set aside the messy idea of a basic income and just say something about a phrase that makes me want to burn off the face of anyone who says it... "interpret the Constitution" This very phase drive me up the wall. Interpretation is for vague use of language or translation between languages where there is no a one-to-one correlation between word meanings. The Constitution doesn't need "interpretation" because it's written in basic English, the very same language I'm using right now. Word for word the definitions are no different from their meaning today as when it was written. Sorry, but the very idea of saying "interpretation" to a native fluent speaker/thinker is insulting, belittling, arrogant, and stupid. Sorry, about the rant. End.