Lockdowns were already a test of exactly what you're saying here. When almost no one had to work economics became ridiculous, people were paying $40 for a $15

Lockdowns were already a test of exactly what you're saying here. When almost no one had to work economics became ridiculous, people were paying $40 for a $15 meal to be delivered to them, fiscal policy became clinically insane, tech stocks minted a new bubble. Are you proposing that bubble should be more permanent? The real economics of 'figure it out or lose your lunch' is much better policing than 'figure it out or go back to UBI'. Burning an entire generation so the next one will be better isn't good policy.