>Last I checked, welfare does the opposite of this. It helps people merely subsist, not strive for greatness. You're not wrong, but UBI isn't exactly welfare -

>Last I checked, welfare does the opposite of this. It helps people merely subsist, not strive for greatness. You're not wrong, but UBI isn't exactly welfare - it's more like a blanket grant to pursue whatever it is you'd like. If that's sitting on a couch watching tv - fine, but most everyone would likely bore of that very quickly.