(I'll get downvoted as usual..) You seem to consider it "worthy" to get a high school education. That would make you someone who wants to "govern" the "citizens", right? What would be the basis/authority for that?
I won't downvote you, but a lack of government is pretty much anarchy. That's just the beginning.
See, you too want your fellow citizen to be educated. Their education leads to greater individual prosperity and that enables your greater prosperity.
Why is prosperity important? It affords one the chance to maximize the value of their liberties.
So, you could say that wanting food servers to wash their hands after going to the bathroom is governing - and you'd be right. There needs to be some form of governing because we humans don't do well without it at scale.
No, really, we suck at it. A good example is pedestrian traffic in crowds. We are too busy trying to get out the door to realize that we are unable to see the people in front can't open the doors to let us all out.
Fortunately, the government has usually mandated those types of doors open out, or sideways.
Is there too much governing? Absolutely. Those are authoritarian states and they come in many forms. The question is not all or nothing, but where we draw the lines and what we protect.
No, I won't downvote you - but I'm happy to hear you out and engage in a productive dialogue with you. We don't even have to agree with each other.
I don't want to think of it as being "worthy". I do think that it is important for people to get an education, entirely apart from its economic value, and that children may not realize this. I'd rather think of some other way to discourage them from deliberately dropping out (you'll note I did put in an exception for those who are simply not capable), but I couldn't think of something better. Can you?
Perhaps this only serves as an example of what I see as one of the main problems with UBI - it won't stay universal.
