Good points. They make you ask yourself questions. That is always good. For example, it raises the objection that people might spend that $15,000 on other things, not on the child. Which, of course, is an insinuation and expresses suspicion. But in fact it also expresses the flaws in the system. Because if I am suspicious that parents could use the money for other purposes, it makes it clear that the use of money alone is a problem. Where I use money to educate my child and/or do other uses, I seem to have no time to educate my child and other people do not have time to do so either, as they always put their money and time into the system, which suggests to them that the use and spending of money is the most important thing.
I notice that whenever the use of money is the most important thing, but where in return existential knowledge just like matter is not exchanged, again only the process of money transfer is followed, but less a really well-founded education. This can be seen in the fact that the fundamental important questions are taken out of the education and training of children and young adults.
However, I agree that if the unconditional transfer of money via a relevant amount of time continues, people usually come up with inspiring ideas and concepts of lifestyles apart from what is habit. For me, UBI would be a bridge solution towards communities which would like to reduce the amount of money and flow on the whole and replace it by another form of economy, less dependent on money and more on cooperation and entrepreneurship.
Money alone gives the illusion of independency as it separates people. A single person starts to think that he accomplished work "all by himself and his salary" while in fact it is always a common effort. Which he does not see nor perceive as he is focused on his bank account.
People in general do not understand that the amount of money, which is created out of nothing, still has real and severe impacts on the material world and thus all people - and ecology - on earth. Once mathematics and reality drift apart, it's hard to stay with reality and not follow the virtual ideas.
Mind cannot create matter.
100% THIS.
Do you trust PARENTS (OR) do you trust BUREAUCRATS?
That's the PRIMARY question.
What's MORE important to a child's wellbeing?
Memorizing data points (OR) spending time with their parents?
THE "CRIME PROBLEM" WOULD DISAPPEAR PRACTICALLY OVERNIGHT.
Schools spend zillions of dollars on transportation, electricity, janitorial services and supplies, food service, and administrators.
WHY CAN'T THAT SAME MONEY GO TO FAMILY TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRICITY, JANITORIAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, FOOD SERVICE, AND HOUSEHOLD ADMINISTRATION??