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I guess because the rich are 1% of the population and if they play video games all day nothing bad happens, but if 99% of the population did the same, society would collapse.

I'm not saying this is fair, not saying the parent post is right, but motivating people to do useful things for society after an UBI would be a concearn.

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> but motivating people to do useful things for society after an UBI would be a concearn.

None of the UBI experiments show people that receive UBI participate in the labor market at lower rates. This is not a data-driven concern. All date points to this not being a problem.

Has there ever been a UBI experiment?

My understanding is that all experiments were time-limited and the participants knew that at the end of 5 years they would be on their own. Makes one approach life in the short run very differently.

But also I don't know of UBI experiments that don't have an end. The fact that the money will stop after some time is sure to affect people's behavior in a way that convolutes the study greatly, no?

I agree that this is a key difference between limited time UBI experiments and actual UBI.

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