> Every since the expansion of the welfare state, and minimum wage laws, poverty has taken a sharp rise.
This isn't true. It declined sharply in the 1960s, a period of time that saw the welfare state expand significantly. It rose again in the late 70s/mid-80s and has been oscillating since, largely trailing boom/bust cycles.
Also, poverty is relative. The cost of living has soared, alongside a nice boost to production, naturally crushing the livelihoods and a large number of people under the weight of it or as a consequence in a vicious cycle. This cycle makes it worse and worse. There's some theoretical point that UBI is supposed to offset, presciently, but bo human culture has solved this problem completely, and there is no profit in doing so for the US. I'm not sure this article is more than a talking head piece (a mild interview) from a "disruption of the status quo" character.
This isn't true. It declined sharply in the 1960s, a period of time that saw the welfare state expand significantly. It rose again in the late 70s/mid-80s and has been oscillating since, largely trailing boom/bust cycles.