Not sure what you're accusing me of spinning here. I want UBI to work, and I want it to be affordable. But more than that, I want the underlying problem solved,

Not sure what you're accusing me of spinning here. I want UBI to work, and I want it to be affordable. But more than that, I want the underlying problem solved, which is income and wealth inequality. What I don't want, is to see a bunch of half-baked policies rushed out the door, only to be shuttered a few years later and tossed onto the pile of "lol communism always fails" just-so stories, with the door to change closed for another generation. Going into these kinds of major efforts with a "better vs perfect" attitude has a high risk of alienating those for whom it may well not be "better", especially if they are members of a vulnerable group that has a high reliance on the present system.