pros of basic income (real world)

• security for every person simply as a citizen.
• security for every child, knowing that even if their parents mess up, there's still life ahead for them.
• tangible way for everyone to benefit from the profits of the overall corporation - i.e. the country
• encourages a level of national pride
• This is of special benefit for people who (for whatever reason) cannot be employed or prefer to raise their children - which is fundamentally good for society.

cons of basic income

• can encourage laziness or poor choices in lifestyle
• can be seen as too "socialist" or too much of a "Robin Hood" mentality - stealing from the rich to give to the poor...
• may lead to over all cost-of-living increase, thereby negating the benefits...

BTW, Tier 2 is not currently possible as the most recent posts by the two accounts mentioned are post-payout!