Here are some of the things I& #39;ve written about the UBI/"cut & #39;em a cheque" approach.
1998: The Growing Gap, pp. 101-104 https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/growing-gap-report
2016:">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publicati... Basic incomes vs basic services https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/07/19/basic-income-how-about-basic-services.html
2017:">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/c... Redistribution through a basic income https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/monitor/redistribution-through-basic-income">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publicati...

I also recently wrote a note, on request, re emergency response $2K for erryone version, but didn& #39;t prep it for a public opinion piece because, frankly, that horse has left the barn, and there are still policy fixes in evolution that *can* be shaped. But time is in short supply.

Like @JenniferRobson8 and I wrote here in mid March, the list of policies to keep people afloat during Covid19 is short, related to:
1. Incomes
2. Debt/pausing payments
3. Housing/shelter costs
4. Vital social infrastructure (nonprofits/volun sector) https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/03/13/how-to-help-workers-and-the-economy-during-the-covid-19-crisis.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/c...

When the medically induced economic coma ends, and we start regaining use of our economic anatomy, we will need to keep some vital supports in place: housing and social infrastructure (child care, food and shelter, help for those experiencing domestic violence, mental health)

We don& #39;t know if we will suffer relapse.
We won& #39;t know if less flow in parts of our shared economic anatomy will result in permanent loss.
Covid19 is blitzkrieging the economy, and we won& #39;t know what& #39;s left to rebuild on until it& #39;s all over.
The other side better be different.