Social programs are necessary but not sufficient to help maintain social cohesion and equity.  A growing need also exists to bridge gaps in wealth and income arising as robotic and information technology reduce employment income for individuals and transfer that income to the investors in technology.

A proposal to slow the growth in income disparity is for the Federal Government to pay each adult (and post secondary student) a monthly benefit (say $500 to start) taxed as employment income and funded by increased progressive income and corporate taxation.