This is not true. I battled my butt off in America. it is incredibly difficult to get welfare services in the States. The only acceptions are if you've been working for 10 years and have young children, plus you earn below a certain amount.

Even if you get unemployment, you have to show a list every week of the number of jobs you applied for.

In the UK, the 60 quid a week I received hardly covered food. I was forbidden from doing any other work, so I couldn't supplement and build myself up.

The problem isn't giving people money - the problem is giving them enough money.

In Africa, every time UBI is distributed, people become more hardworking, invest in small businesses, or buy property. Only 2% go and party. And within two years, they give up on that and start working just as hard as the others.

The difference in approach is that welfare societies forbid you to use the income as a lever to better yourself, so you're stuck.