How can you meaningfully experiment with UBI if the “BI” is not even universal? My understanding is that many of the criticisms of UBI are based on externalities that would only become manifest in a meaningfully large population. For example, price increases and inflation might arise from everyone having extra money.
If you’re only testing UBI on a small population, then 1) it’s not even universal, and 2) there will not be enough “beta testers” to (in)validate these criticisms.
So while this may be a “success” (how do you even measure that?) it’s not a meaningful experiment at all.
If you’re only testing UBI on a small population, then 1) it’s not even universal, and 2) there will not be enough “beta testers” to (in)validate these criticisms.
So while this may be a “success” (how do you even measure that?) it’s not a meaningful experiment at all.