Comment by claudeganon

I’m in favor of UBI, but it only works with floors on housing, healthcare, and possibly even food (which are more or less in place through ag subsidies anyway). All of this will just be eaten up by rents and rising healthcare costs, and means testing it makes it even more absurd, as it will exclude most vulnerable populations.

Given the recent state-wide rent control, it’s hard to see this as anything other than a sop to landlords.