. >> chris's idea has to do with a form -- i mentioned that you and like jack klugman and tony randall there some universal income that makes sense or does that take away from, you know, earning a living does it take away from the dignity of work? >> i think you just put your finger on it to me the problem with the universal basic income is it addresses income but not the satisfaction work can bring. everybody wants to be part of a productive society we need to help people with the skills to work and support people in low wage work. i'd rather do that than do a universal basic income. >> chris's idea is different >> why not tie it to work? take the itc, i'm sure it's a policy that george w bush and many others have supported why not take the itc which is tied to work, make it monthly, make it flat, make it a more powerful an at the dote? the idea that you have to have a ubi or nothing, we can have a guaranteed income for working people. >> i am in total agreement with that i have argued we need an eitc, earned income tax expansion particularly for childless workers. in a society that b