I. The Question Is Not About $1,000Imagine a proposal in the United States: Every federal citizen receives a permanent monthly dividend — $1,000. Immediately, arguments erupt. Too expensive. Inflationary. Unfair to workers. A reward for idleness. But pause. The number is irrelevant. It could be $12 per year. It could be $0.12. It could be any symbolic amount. The dollar figure is illustrative only. What is at stake is not purchasing power. What is at stake is authorship. Who defines what coun...