Food, energy, healthcare—really, all—prices are skyrocketing. Universal basic income seems like an inevitability. Implementing it as a CBDC makes a lot of sense

Food, energy, healthcare—really, all—prices are skyrocketing. Universal basic income seems like an inevitability. Implementing it as a CBDC makes a lot of sense: it can be tracked. It can be added to your taxable income, and tax refunds provided based on how it was spent: loaf of bread? You get refunded. Another yacht? No refund.