The statement &quot;the US is out of demand&quot; is equivalent with the statement &quot;we are producing more than we need&quot;. Don&#x27;t argue with me, argue with the parent.<p>What I&#x27;m arguing for is on how we should look at universal basic income. Some people see UBI as a way to increase aggregate demand. I see UBI as a way to get rid of poverty, so there would be no such thing as what you call &quot;the poor&quot;. The difference is that I don&#x27;t see a lack of aggregate demand as a problem. If we could rid our society of poverty without making a dent in aggregate demand, I see that as a win.<p>Another way to think about it is in terms of productivity. Do we really need to make everyone more productive? Do we need to be make the poor maximally productive before lifting them out of poverty? Why can&#x27;t we just lift them out of poverty?