In order for this to work, you have to define "universal" in the context of how automation affects the global economy, not just the US or any national economy.

In order for this to work, you have to define "universal" in the context of how automation affects the global economy, not just the US or any national economy. Example: are we going to send a stipend to Bengali citizens who are displaced from textile manufacturing jobs by robot factories in the U.S.?