This article was written by someone who has never experience poverty. I had a little taste of this condition:

http://www.tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=25&id=33

A UBI will take the edge off so that many poor people will be making better life decisions.

In Canada, most able-bodied people find work at mininum wage that pays about $1600 a month. If they really, really, wanted welfare, they could get $1000 a month for doing nothing. Why is that so many Canadians take crappy jobs for an extra $600?

Having said, we need to implement a UBI slowly, maybe starting at $200 a month. The studies mentioned in this article gave a full UBI right from the start. We need time to adjust to the new ways.