&gt; So basically as a middle class person, I don&#x27;t benefit at all, I may even lose money, but some kid who has no income and wants to live in his parents basement gets $10k&#x2F;yr for contributing nothing to society? Am I understanding this correctly?<p>The benefit for you is that you&#x27;d be living in a better society. Hopefully, you&#x27;d see reductions in crime, improvements in various service jobs, etc.<p>That kid gets $10k&#x2F;year, sure, but then again <i>lots</i> of people already have the means to live in their parents&#x27; basements. Most of them prefer not to do so.<p>However, there&#x27;ll be other people getting that $10k&#x2F;year. Single mothers could spend more time with their children. More people would become educated. The job market would become more liquid for employees, hopefully improving working conditions.