Comment by keiferski
Yes, and this is why I’m a bit skeptical of the idea of UBI in general, as I can already tell it will be used to politically justify cutting public services in the name of efficiency.
I don’t think a society with poor public services and UBI is a desirable one. It sounds pretty dystopian to me, frankly, especially if people become dependent on the payments.
A society with poor public services and UBI is better than a society with poor public services and no UBI; I suppose that’s my position. They didn’t need UBI to exist before they started cutting everything.
Most everyone is already dependent on the federal govt anyway. Barely a fraction of the country could survive a year without some kind of federal aid or social services.