It's all about the packaging. Politicians are masters of selling any X positioned in a way masses accept it, most popular wrappers make use of keywords like "ta

It's all about the packaging. Politicians are masters of selling any X positioned in a way masses accept it, most popular wrappers make use of keywords like "tax break", "children" or "patriot". The primary obstacle against UBI is that it removes the powerful mechanism of wealth extraction lobbyists frequently use: the tax breaks. For example, say you're healthcare lobbyist and you want to boost your business selling drug X, but patients who need X cannot afford the amount you want to charge. What do you do? Lower the price? No, you will lobby for making expenses on X tax-deductible. If you succeed, you will be forcefully taking money from people who don't need X, giving them to a person who needs X, who has no choice but give it to you. This has happened with healthcare, education, housing, etc. (and nobody is shooting anyone on the streets) UBI removes the need for tax breaks, reducing lobbyists' ability to direct consumer spending, and that's why it won't be implemented any time soon.