> So basically as a middle class person, I don't benefit at all, I may even lose money, but some kid who has no income and wants to live in his parents basement

> So basically as a middle class person, I don'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/yr for contributing nothing to society? Am I understanding this correctly? The benefit for you is that you'd be living in a better society. Hopefully, you'd see reductions in crime, improvements in various service jobs, etc. That kid gets $10k/year, sure, but then again lots of people already have the means to live in their parents' basements. Most of them prefer not to do so. However, there'll be other people getting that $10k/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.