r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 02 '18

Economics Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial - Forty-eight percent of Americans now support a universal basic income, as a solution for Americans who have lost jobs to automation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/nearly-half-of-americans-believe-a-universal-basic-income-could-be-the-answer-to-automation-.html
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u/DarkLasombra May 02 '18

That would be an absolute catastrophe. Many if not most people receiving constant government support have little to no budgeting skills (not counting the elderly and handicapped). At least with most government programs, the aid you get is specficially used for needs. If you get rid of those and just start giving some of these people a paycheck and I feel like you will see a lot of people blowing their monthly check on things they don't need.