Dear Editor,Public discussion around Guyana’s 2026 Budget-related $100,000 cash grant has largely framed the initiative as a universal benefit shared equally by all citizens. When a universal cash grant is injected into such an uneven landscape, the outcome is not economically neutral. This is not necessarily by design, but it is a predictable outcome when universal transfers are layered onto a deeply unequal economic structure. If Guyana is serious about inclusive development, we must evaluate not only who receives public funds directly, but who ultimately benefits once those funds circulate through the economy. True equity requires more than equal distribution; it requires equal opportunity to convert public support into lasting economic security.