Raised on welfare, this author argues UBI isn't coming — and wouldn't help human progress anyway
HankYeomans · x · 2026-10-13
Drawing on a childhood spent on welfare, the author pushes back against UBI enthusiasts: the leisurely 'wait for the check' lifestyle isn't going to happen and adds nothing to human progress — rebranding it as UBI doesn't change what it is. He adds that only a rounding error of the global population even considers this path, calling breathless UBI predictions unhinged.
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