Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Taxes don't go up? Then how is it paid for?

Do you think the savings from "streamlining" welfare would be that large to cover a payment every month to every American?

Even if you're trying to say that those who don't need it will pay additional taxes exactly equal to what they receive, what's the point of that? Why not just eliminate it for those people?

I'm just not understanding where you're going with your advocacy of UBI, unless you actually want wealth redistribution.

Otherwise it is far more efficient to simply reform welfare.
This all is in response to your claim that UBI "obviously" is funded by increasing taxes. I'm showing you a way to fund UBI without increasing taxes. There is no UBI unless it involves everyone (or everyone over 18 depending which model you choose).

And yes when i say something offsets something we are talking 1-1=0 type of deal.

I don't much care about UBI.