Moving Forward on Basic Income
So, a question for the BI fans:<p>I&#x27;ve seen it said repeatedly that BI will save us money (or at least, not be so outrageously expensive) in part because we can eliminate existing welfare programs.  &quot;Just cut a single check, no more overhead from several agencies&quot;, they say.<p>But riddle me this: what do you do when someone on BI has a financial emergency or, as will happen with some regularity, just flat-out blows all their money and now can&#x27;t afford rent and&#x2F;or food?  Do you tell them &quot;tough shit, you&#x27;ve exhausted all your social safety nets&quot; or are there safety nets below BI, essentially recreating the welfare programs previously destroyed?  If so, how do you prevent fraud without a department following up on Joe&#x27;s twelfth &quot;my car broke down&quot; case of the year?