The sad truth for these people is all these moves are simply temporary. Technological advancement cannot be stopped...it never could be. Sure actions such as you mentioned could deter and stall things for a while. But in the end, the technology will win out.
People have such a grand misunderstanding of UBI. It is something that didnt ring with me until a year ago. I knew about technological unemployment yet got caught up in the argument. At the time I got involved in a cryptcurrency that was designed solely to be a UBI. It was in proofing stage and, I am happy to announce, is now being released.
The world has its first Universal Basic Income without government involvement. This is a major milestone.
If you go to my blog, you will see the post "Here is the end to world poverty".
I think it is a program you would have an extreme interest in.