People have it tough. To compound to this the cost of things like food, housing and energy are sky rocketing, at least the have been in Toronto where I live.

People have it tough. To compound to this the cost of things like food, housing and energy are sky rocketing, at least the have been in Toronto where I live. I don't know if UBI is the answer, or even if the problems are tied to mechanization. But certainly I think we hit the nail on the head when we realize that things are glib and something needs to be done. If not UBI, than something big to ensure that everyone can share in the wealth our society produces and that people are not scrounging, fighting and drowning in debt just to barely get by.