That's what "means tested" means. Phasing it out by how much income you make. That's specifically the issue I have with this policy. We should be taking care of

That's what "means tested" means. Phasing it out by how much income you make. That's specifically the issue I have with this policy. We should be taking care of everyone, and everyone should be entitled to certain baselines. We should also tax the wealthy enough to ensure we cover those baselines. It's much simpler to do that than arrange every benefit with a means testing system that needs monitoring and adjudication.