My husband and I are trying to decide whether to donate to a UBI pilot program, but we realize we have completely different ideas about whether giving people money without conditions is compassionate or enabling. This is bringing up all our different experiences with family members who struggled with addiction and money.
More people experience this than they realize.
Your different experiences with money, boundaries, and helping people are crystallizing into a policy disagreement that touches on your deepest fears about harm and help.
“Where Are You with Universal Basic Income — examined?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.