最糟糕的是，全民基本收入的提案会导致人们故意去忽略一些紧迫问题：诸如在儿童和少数种族和民族群体中的持续贫困状况；大多数家庭实际（计入通胀后）工资和收入的停滞不前；收入差距的持续扩大；社会流动性下降；教育机会的不平等；还有伴随不稳定就业而产生的收入不稳定。
Worst of all, UBI proposals are disingenuous distractions from such immediate problems as persistent poverty, especially for children and racial and ethnic minorities; stagnant real (inflation-adjusted) wages and incomes for most households; expanding income inequality; declining social mobility; inequalities in educational opportunities; and the income volatility that comes with erratic employment.