Re: 1, I am *not* a proponent of UBI, but imo medical care [alone] can and should be kept in a separate bucket.
If in fact UBI replaced all other forms of government welfare, then it would solve 2 a) and 2 b) better than the in-situ changes you are proposing. Some of the cliffs are inherent in the separate nature of each distinct welfare …
Re: 1, I am *not* a proponent of UBI, but imo medical care [alone] can and should be kept in a separate bucket.
If in fact UBI replaced all other forms of government welfare, then it would solve 2 a) and 2 b) better than the in-situ changes you are proposing. Some of the cliffs are inherent in the separate nature of each distinct welfare program.
That said, I agree that the far stronger arguments against UBI are that in practice it will not be implemented as a replacement of all other [non-healthcare] welfare programs, and that as an add-on to existing welfare programs it is a completely crazy thing to do with far more downsides than any upsides which might exist.
Re: 1, I am *not* a proponent of UBI, but imo medical care [alone] can and should be kept in a separate bucket.
If in fact UBI replaced all other forms of government welfare, then it would solve 2 a) and 2 b) better than the in-situ changes you are proposing. Some of the cliffs are inherent in the separate nature of each distinct welfare program.
That said, I agree that the far stronger arguments against UBI are that in practice it will not be implemented as a replacement of all other [non-healthcare] welfare programs, and that as an add-on to existing welfare programs it is a completely crazy thing to do with far more downsides than any upsides which might exist.