S1, E7: UBI & Welfare, Andrew Yang, Automation, Discovering the Solution + More!

In the seventh episode of "The Haleakalan" podcast, we dive head first into the concept of UBI, universal basic income. This issue has become prevalent over the course of many years, and even became presidential candidate, Andrew Yang's central idea for his campaign during the 2020 election. While there are many underlying issues, hypotheticals, and loopholes stemming from the use of a UBI, we discussed the possibilities that would originate through a UBI. Things such as a UBI being incorporated into existing financial assistance facilities, and whether that idea would be feasible for the future is something we discussed heavily. Would a UBI make people lazier and deter their incentives to work? Or would there be no choice but to adapt, due to the manufacturing and labor jobs starting to disappear because of a concept that is right around the corner, known as automation? With automation in place, is a UBI inevitable and is welfare a sufficient enough concept to maintain a stable working class? All these questions plus so much more can only be answered in one way. Listening to this podcast. The best way to grasp an understanding on such a vast topic like UBI is by watching 6 highly educated high schoolers drop their perspectives on it. No cap detected.