You ' re asking me how they came to conclusions based on what logic so if you want those answers you ' ll have to read the study for yourself . I disagree with your last paragraph even after you changed your post . It seems as if you think a country has this magical box of free money that it can hand out to people when in reality that country must squeeze one citizen to pay for another . That ' s how taxes work . There is no such thing as a free lunch . The last sentence is especially disturbing . You level an unfair accusation against others that disagree with you To be against it , as far as I see it , means that you do not agree everyone should have access to these things even if there is enough available resources to do so . This is incredibly manipulative . As if someone who thinks its economically impossible is a cold hearted asshole . Also you wrote The only logical reason that a basic income could not work in a given country is if they do not have the resources available to feedclothehouse each of their citizens The only logical reason ? The German government gave you at least 8 . Take the last word . I don ' t want to be accused of not agreeing that everyone should have access to these things