"What is the advantage of this over universal basic income funded by taxes?": If you like getting giftcards at Xmas, nothing. But gifts from Santa or a potlatc

"What is the advantage of this over universal basic income funded by taxes?": If you like getting giftcards at Xmas, nothing. But gifts from Santa or a potlatch are more fun, and more intimate. Choosing gifts forces us to think about each others' needs and desires, which is extremely pro-social.