We are not awaiting a collapse; we are in its early stages. Stage One is the visible sabotage we see today, where most of the public remains oblivious or dismissive, blaming 'geopolitical conflict' or 'market forces.' The mainstream media obediently provides this cover story.
Stage Two -- widespread mainstream concern over acute shortages, hyperinflation, and the realization that the system is broken -- is imminent. Based on the trajectory of fuel and food prices, this stage is likely only weeks away for North America.
Stage Three is mass panic and the acceptance of a new, permanent reality. This is when people realize the abundance of the 20th century is gone, replaced by a managed decline in living standards, mobility, and personal freedom. As detailed in The Coming Storm: America's Descent into Chaos, the fragile systems underpinning our civilization are failing in a coordinated manner. The engineered energy scarcity is the trigger for this final descent.
When governments shift people from working taxpayers to non-working UBI recipient consumers, those human lives move from the "assets" column to the "liabilities" column on the government's financial spreadsheets.
Getting rid of the liabilities then becomes a clear priority for the government's own financial solvency. It creates a financial incentive to make sure people die off as quickly as possible.
A UBI will solidify that stance. It puts a target on every human being, just begging for government to pull the plug.