No. UBI studies have shown that unconditional cash both reduces poverty levels and improves mental and physical health. Recipients of that money were actually drinking less and spent more on basic needs. Employment went up, not down. And so what if some people end up spending it on drugs? Providing them free access to healthcare, education, and housing as well instead of stigmatizing them is infinitely better than living in fear of an imaginary problem. Besides, I’m less worried about someone spending like $50 or whatever on weed than I am of them spending obscene hundreds or thousands on necessary prescription drugs.
No. UBI studies have shown that unconditional cash both reduces poverty levels and improves mental and physical health. Recipients of that money were actually drinking less and spent more on basic needs. Employment went up, not down. And so what if some people end up spending it on drugs? Providing them free access to healthcare, education, and housing as well instead of stigmatizing them is infinitely better than living in fear of an imaginary problem. Besides, I’m less worried about someone spending like $50 or whatever on weed than I am of them spending obscene hundreds or thousands on necessary prescription drugs.