Annie Lowery, a business reporter, wrote the book Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World, which advocates that the federal government adopt a universal basic income (UBI) under which every person in the country would receive a monthly check of $500 to $1,000. She argues that “in a society as rich as ours . . . everyone deserves a guarantee of financial security.” Is Lowery correct that it is the role of the federal government to guarantee that people have financial security?