State-level implementation generates momentum for federal follow-on.

A federal universal basic income system would socialize and democratize the profits gained from the automation of human labor. By taxing the companies monopolizing the benefits of automation at a higher rate and distributing such profits to all citizens utilizing a UBI system, the benefits of automation would be socialized, and the economic gaps left by the elimination of low-paying positions filled. Increased tax revenue from those benefiting from automation would make nationwide UBI systems far more economically feasible, especially if the economic growth facilitated by automation reaches expected levels. However, increasing support for adopting UBI on a national level will require demonstrating its utility on a smaller scale. As proven by lawmakers in California, UBI can also function as an effective method of mitigating the impact of short-term economic crises. Lawmakers and political candidates who utilize UBI to foster economic stability and equality among their constituents will be increasing their approval and popularizing UBI, the only economic welfare program extensive enough to tackle the potentially devastating impacts of industrial automation.