I frankly really hate how these buzzwords get through around. It isn't guaranteed and it isn't a program. We'll all go farther if we just be honest about what it is. You can't get any real learnings when you know it is going to stop in a year.<p>To be clear, I <i>completely</i> support this kind of pilot. It is essentially needs-based free $500/month for 5000 families. They need the help, so give them the money. But the only way we are going to afford a UBI-like program is to remove all the bureaucracy currently wasted to administer these programs. All so that someone doesn't accidentally get an extra $100 or is eligible despite making $1K/year more than some nonsense restriction. Instead, take those billions (across the US) and start helping people instead of paying people to make sure those who need it don't get help. We can just use previous year's taxes to figure out thresholds if it isn't truly universal with minimal overhead.