I don't understand the appeal of UBI. The official line is that it will replace all of the bureaucracy of the existing welfare structure and simplify it, giving

I don't understand the appeal of UBI. The official line is that it will replace all of the bureaucracy of the existing welfare structure and simplify it, giving handouts to everyone. Aside from the obvious inflation concerns that have been beaten to death and considering our current reality I don't even care to argue that point anymore. But the one reality of UBI that I've never heard addressed is what happens with the crackhead parent who smokes up the $1,500 in the first week (or gambles away, or blows on a 80" TV or whatever)....do we just let their kids starve for the rest of the month? Of course not, so now we're back to needing other programs to supplement the cash handout. That reality is never factored into the cost estimates. Why not, and what is the actual solution?