Thats a good idea.That is the only way you can make pay check to pay check workers stay home when sick.
If the idea works out it is was my idea. If the idea doesn't workout it was your idea. Many leaders think that way. It links together with the concept of plausible deniability. "Plausible deniability is the ability of people (typically senior officials in a formal or informal chain of command) to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any damnable actions committed by others in an organizational hierarchy because of a lack of evidence that can confirm their participation, even if they were .."
Ridiculous. UBI should be done, I'm a big believer in it. But only as a replacement to all other welfare and income assistance programs. Remove everything, provide UBI with no requirements. Let people get other sources of income instead of restricting them from working because they'll be beyond the level where they would lose, say, SNAP or housing assistance. And save on administering all the hundreds of programs out there.
Buying more votes huh? Farmers not enough to clinch that election? Panderers gonna pander Hypocrites gonna hypocrit