I don't understand (or understand, but despise) the urge to misrepresent data. For instance $1000 UBI will cost 4 trillion if given to every single American, bu

I don't understand (or understand, but despise) the urge to misrepresent data. For instance $1000 UBI will cost 4 trillion if given to every single American, but people under 18 constitute 25% of the population, take that out, and you have 3 trillion. It's really trivial and I heard no one planning to give people starting from age 0 $1000 dollar every month. It's not a stretch to say 3 trillion is way too much but why does author feel the need to be deceiving and just make that number slightly larger is beyond me. This really discredited him in my eyes as trying to have an objective discussion about the matter.