Comment Re: Shades Of The 2008 Financial Crisis (Score 1) 36
Possibly a solution, possibly not. UBI in general tends to be more effective the broader it is applied. Attempting to test it in an isolate sub-group of the population has inconsistent results.
Philosophically, I tend to lean more towards offering standardized services instead of giving money out and letting people compete in a poorly regulated free market for those necessities.
In the future I suspect we'll see a mix of solutions, rather than a one size fits all. With basic income for expenses that individual decision making is practical. Like food or housing. But perhaps not in situations where individual choice is not practical like in healthcare. Or where individual choice is extremely inefficient like public education. (children should go to a standardized school that is physically close to where they live. shipping everyone off in random directions is inefficient)