Slippery slope argument, but I think its pretty convincing. I'd argue that we wouldn't see it surface directly in any UBI bill, but rather we might start seeing

Slippery slope argument, but I think its pretty convincing. I'd argue that we wouldn't see it surface directly in any UBI bill, but rather we might start seeing UBI being used as an argument to get other restrictive bills passed. Like: present case study which says that low-income individuals are at the greatest risk for tobacco dependence -> low-income families benefit the most from UBI -> anti-tobacco politician can now make the case that the government is subsidizing their tobacco usage -> argument from guilt that tobacco sales should be further restricted universally, not just with basic income. We've seen dumber things happen on capital hill.