One of the advantages of truly universal -- everyone gets it, regardless of need -- payments is that you can do away with a gigantic bureaucratic apparatus whos

One of the advantages of truly universal -- everyone gets it, regardless of need -- payments is that you can do away with a gigantic bureaucratic apparatus whose only reason for existence is to try to determine who "really" needs help and who doesn't. It's also generally seen as a more palatable option for people who are offended that someone else might get something they don't, even if the other people truly do need it.