You just described the simple reason why BI fundamentally cannot work on a large scale. Since we will not be able to leave people on the side of the road if th

You just described the simple reason why BI fundamentally cannot work on a large scale. Since we will not be able to leave people on the side of the road if they spend their BI poorly, we will still have to have various programs to help them out. Hence, we might as well try to make those programs as efficient as possible if we are going to have them anyway and not worry about basic income.