This post is a response to the question [“How realistic do you this idea of Universal Basic Income is in today's United States government?"] (@frijole/week-12-questions-universal-basic-income) posted by
I would like to say that this task could be achieved in today's society however, the way that we look at poverty and people in low-income circumstances, I do not believe that it is very likely that it will occur. If it were to occur there would have to be a measure of overall current income where the lower-income class would get a higher stipend than the upper class. This would however cause commotion with the rich becoming upset about having to "pay" for the poor and the upper and middle class feeling less obligated to work. The way that the government handles money today is proof of how realistic it would be. The government can't find the money to help the cities rebuild broken down parts of their communities let alone help out an entire population rebuild financial stability. There would be a decrease in workflow due to the fact that people could work less and get more. An example of this would be the COVID checks that people were receiving when COIVD first hit and affected the economy strongly. People were quitting their jobs because they could make more off of the COVID checks than what they were getting paid at their jobs. Money is the human's incentive for everything give it out for free and the people will naturally just work less. Now am I saying that all people would quit their jobs and just try to live off of the checks? No, of course not but I believe that this fear is what would drive the government away from Universal Basic Income.
