I agree, although I think once it happens it stands a chance of being politically bulletproof--argue about it beforehand all you want, but once people have the

I agree, although I think once it happens it stands a chance of being politically bulletproof--argue about it beforehand all you want, but once people have the 1k check in their hands, regardless of their means, it might be hard to take out. I believe the Alaska Permanent Fund is similar. My objection to it is that it'll be too easy to go after social programs, which for some I assume is the point--"you have the money, you don't need SNAP/Medicare/Social Security/etc". This proposal seems too much like an opportunistic attempt to trial the UBI. It'll be moderately successful on some metric, I'm sure, and that'll be used to push a permanent UBI.