>But what about existing entitlement sending, which keeps growing? Universal Basic Income removes existing welfare, and everyone gets the same amount. >the po

>But what about existing entitlement sending, which keeps growing? Universal Basic Income removes existing welfare, and everyone gets the same amount. >the poorest are not starving to death; in fact, they're more likely to be obese than higher earners. Because the poorest do not have access to high quality food, fruits, vegetables and eat preprocessed food that is an absolute catastrophe for your health. >The assumption that a UBI, on top of existing welfare programs, will make people more compelled to work seems like a stretch. Once again, UBI removes existing welfare programs. As to why people would be compelled to work, you can pick from: * Actually liking their jobs. * UBI doesn't allow you to live like a king, the amount you get is pretty low. * Why should they work anyways ? Filling more pointless jobs, which are getting increasingly replaced by machines ?