The universal basic income is a controversial political idea. Some common reasons for dismissing the basic income, however, are based on misconceptions and biases. A more level-headed view of the basic income reveals its tremendous potential positive impact, such as mitigating the cost of poverty. Still, the idea of the basic income has at least two important real problems: Incentivizing people in a basic income system to be as productive as possible, and actually rolling out the basic income in a world in which it does not yet exist.