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UBI should be a thing in my opinion. It is the right to each and every citizen of this country to reap the bounty of what is provided here. They do such things in other places (Alaska for instance, Indian Reservations (especially with casinos) etc.

A standard amount of money given to each American born in this country (or who has lived and worked here X amount of years, perhaps married to someone living here etc), makes sense.

I would further expand that though and ensure that resources are available to allow every citizen to survive on the UBI, ensuring that housing of some form is available for a fraction (less than half) of the amount provided. Said housing would not need to be luxurious, but should provide the means for the citizen to be safe and warm (or not cooked), feed themselves and have adequate resources to use the restroom and shower.

If we were Russia and there was a limit on resources, I could see why such a system might be controversial and could be argued against. We are not Russia, we live in a bountiful country with more then enough resources for everyone. There is no reason for people to go hungry, while we pay farmers not to plant crops and throw away tons of food every year, there is no reason for people to die because of lack of health care, there is no reason for people to live on the streets with no feeling of safety/security or privacy.

UBI is not the only solution, but it is a good one. Alternatively free housing provided for anyone who needs it (very basic, but totally free) could be another option. Better public transportation should be available as well (also totally free), make it insanely easy for anyone to both find a place to live, and get to a place to work from there.

If people can no longer work, for whatever reason, mental health, physical health, drug/alcohol addiction etc, don't just abandon them to the wolves, but provide a safe place for them and encourage them to get better, have hope, and try and get their lives back on track.

I've been working as a Home Care Aid recently and we are going to have SERIOUS trouble as more and more Americans become unable to care for themselves. It is already pretty horrible in many nursing homes etc, being elderly in the future may be quite unpleasant indeed if things don't change.

In theory we have the power to change things, if we stand up as a nation and say NO, WE WON'T ACCEPT THIS, something would eventually be done to make life better for those in need, and to provide some security that our lives will not fall into ruin if we get sick later in life, or as we get older and can no longer take care of ourself.

Alost ANYTHING that is suggested is made political and therefore has no chance of actually being done. Our country is constantly at war with itself and whichever party comes up with an idea, the other party will attack it with everything they have to ensure it doesn't work. We need to work together, come up with a viable solution that prevent millions of citizens from suffering now, and in the future.

Sadly the likelihood of that happening in an age of netflix and endless entertainment on the internet and now covid etc, is very small. I do think eventually pressure will increase and things will change, but not until many people have already suffered greatly for quite awhile.

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