Top 5 Reasons For Libertarians to Support Universal Basic Income

2. UBI could actually encourage work

Some argue that with UBI, there would be no incentive for many people to work. Unfortunately, this is already the case today. As it stands, it is more profitable for many people to stay unemployed and collect welfare. If they start to collect income, their checks suddenly dry up and they’re magically worse off than before.

There is an undeniable dignity in work. There will always be lazy people, and they indeed collect welfare as we speak. However, there are many who would certainly like to work. As it stands, they have to choose between sitting around on welfare, or spending their time and energy to work for less money.

UBI mitigates the conflict. People can take up what they’re good at, knowing that they have a little extra cushion. There will always be issues with the government handing out checks. That’s impossible to deny. However, when it comes to welfare, the more streamlined and transparent, the better.