Personally, I'd hope the system would absolutely tell them "tough shit". There's got to be a line where the safety net gives out, because someone is too expensive to help.
That's where family and charity hopefully take over.
At the same time, I think your instinct is right, and it's something I've never heard mentioned before. It's almost inevitably that there'll then be the "food security" fund, and the "housing guarantee" fund.... and then we've just recreated the existing system.
That's the best argument against BI I've heard, and one I'd love to hear rebuttals to.
That's where family and charity hopefully take over.
At the same time, I think your instinct is right, and it's something I've never heard mentioned before. It's almost inevitably that there'll then be the "food security" fund, and the "housing guarantee" fund.... and then we've just recreated the existing system.
That's the best argument against BI I've heard, and one I'd love to hear rebuttals to.