Comment by Rogé Karma

Universal basic capital avoids that problem, at least in theory. Instead of a monthly check, every American would be given an account containing a chunk of equity invested in a broad portfolio. [...] The One Big Beautiful Bill [...] already established a micro-version of universal basic capital in the form of “Trump Accounts” that provide every child born from 2025 to 2028 with a $1,000 brokerage account at birth.