Universal Basic Income: Political Rhetoric or Potential Solution

The concept of providing all households with some level of guaranteed income have become a part of the Democratic political initiative. Various forms of UBI have been experimented with in developed and developing countries. However, differences in these countries’ socio-politicaleconomic structures may not provide the linkages needed to ascertain its usefulness within the United States. The discussion that follows examines various facets of some of the short-term and/or limited variants of the universal basic income concept within the United States. It explores the possibility of adopting such a concept within a national framework, providing strengths and weaknesses, as well as the advantages and disadvantages to such an approach.