
UBI vs Bitcoin: A tale of two visions
Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Bitcoin are both responses to the same problem:
A broken economic system
Increasing inequality
A future where automation threatens jobs and the cost of living keeps climbing
But they offer very different solutions, let’s break it down:
UBI says: “Let’s fix the problem by giving everyone money.”
Sounds fair and humane, and in a world where wages are stagnant and the cost of living rising, it’s easy to understand the appeal.
But UBI still depends on a central government deciding how much you get, endless money printing to fund it, the assumption that inflation won’t eat it faster than it’s given, political cycles, tax changes and budget deficits. In short, it gives you fish, but the lake is leaking.
Bitcoin says: “Let’s fix the money so people don’t need constant handouts.”
It doesn’t promise income, it promises a foundation where your savings don’t lose value every year, you don’t need permission to participate, wealth isn’t siphoned off by inflation, fees, or hidden taxes and the rules are fixed, transparent, and incorruptible. Bitcoin doesn’t give you free money, it gives you fair money!
UBI treats the symptom, Bitcoin fixes the cause.
UBI might be necessary because fiat is broken but UBI will likely make that problem worse by increasing the money supply even more, which inflates prices, which makes the UBI less effective, which requires even more money… Bitcoin breaks that loop.
So maybe the question isn’t “UBI or Bitcoin?”
Maybe it’s:
Do you want more broken money in your pocket or a system that doesn’t break you to begin with?