Yes the "U" is crucial. We must raise the price of labor, and the only way to do that without creating a market is to sidestep "labor" altogether and set a cons

Yes the "U" is crucial. We must raise the price of labor, and the only way to do that without creating a market is to sidestep "labor" altogether and set a consumption floor for everyone. Thank you for pointing out that elephant, but that's just the sort of thing UBI in fact aims to address.