even if ubi is the same nominal amount as welfare, it is a huge improvement because (i) it is unconditional. there are a lot of tedious and humiliating hoops po

even if ubi is the same nominal amount as welfare, it is a huge improvement because (i) it is unconditional. there are a lot of tedious and humiliating hoops poor people have to jump through today to get welfare, and prove that they need and are eligible for it. and they have to keep on doing it, even though in relative terms a poor person's time is worth a lot more than a rich one's and they have less of it to spend on bullshit. (ii) in lots of places, welfare is means-based and scaled back if you find other sources of income. this effectively means that that income bears a huge tax. under ubi, any extra money you earn does not affect your basic income.