That's clearly dependent upon how (or who) you tax. Someone with no income will not have a net negative. And a yacht tax would fund a (miniscule) UBI that benef

That's clearly dependent upon how (or who) you tax. Someone with no income will not have a net negative. And a yacht tax would fund a (miniscule) UBI that benefits everyone but the rich and yacht builders. But the main point is that you gain something nonfinancial: more options or a stability. For the record, to the extent to which I support UBI, I support my own net income decreasing to support others on it and I think any tax plan that does not involve some upper-middle class and middle class Americans paying more than they receive would be financially unviable.