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UBI is the economic version of nuclear fusion. it's just real enough to sound plausible, but it's a totally unserious way to justify any policy position in 2026

I disagree. It's on a spectrum. High amounts of UBI may be unrealistic, but not amounts like $200 to $500 a month.

No, the BIEN definition of basic income is "a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement." We debate whether suffiency should be part of it but that is relative. Congrats if $200/mo per household member means nothing to you.

Are you saying that $200 a month would be an appropriate way to offset someone losing their job to ai? The average rent payment in America is roughly 8-10x that.

To be clear, $200 a month would be rad for someone who is underemployed and struggling. I’m saying it’s a bad way to fix massive unemployment caused by ai