> On top of free healthcare and education, why don't we just top up everyone's income to the equivalent of the minimum wage? That strongly incentivizes under-r

> On top of free healthcare and education, why don't we just top up everyone's income to the equivalent of the minimum wage? That strongly incentivizes under-reporting income. One of the strong points of universal income is that it is relatively easy to administer. And well-off people would be taxed more so as to return all or most of their payments. It's not pointless, since it serves as a safety net the instant the large salary goes away, with no application or needs-based investigation that slows the process and costs more money to administer.