[curun1r]

> what happens to people who blow their money on nonessentials? Is there a secondary net for them, or are they allowed to starve?

Simple tweaks can help make it harder to fall through the net. For example, rather than cutting a BI check once a year, you cut 52 checks once a week (or once per pay period for those getting it as part of their paycheck.) Blow through your check and you starve for a few days rather than the rest of the year.

It may be paternalistic, but it removes a lot of the need for additional safety nets.

[baddox]

If you do weekly payments, then a few people will just rack up debt, or will just squander the money every week. I think the problem would still exist, and progressives would still push for a secondary net.