For the most part the poor in the USA already can get access to food stamps, medicaid, section 8 and a number of other programs that provide a safety net - espe

For the most part the poor in the USA already can get access to food stamps, medicaid, section 8 and a number of other programs that provide a safety net - especially if there are dependents in the household. For the middle class a reduced income tax rate would be much more effective than a UBI when it comes to saving money and having more for personal spending. The idea of giving a UBI to the rich strikes me as a bit of a stretch. Again paying people not to work while the rich continue to amass more wealth due to technology and capitalization seems to me a great way to create a permanent under class. The idea that government printing money to "take care of its people" strikes me as a naive experiment in socialism that is bound to fail.