Bikini Bottom has a universal basic income

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Both Squidward and Spongebob can afford their own two-story houses with enough money left over for things like snail food and art supplies, they are both fast food workers with a boss that is shown on several occasions to pay them as little as possible

Furthermore, characters like Plankton can afford his own restaurant, machines, and computer despite not selling a single burger, Patrick similarly has his own place and lifestyle while rarely shown to actually work

In this essay we will examine the idea of a universal basic income that exists in the SpongeBob universe that provides