> It is useful to ask what you are trying to achieve with an UBI? Remove poverty trap and improve dignity in social programs. Many social programs already offe

> It is useful to ask what you are trying to achieve with an UBI? Remove poverty trap and improve dignity in social programs. Many social programs already offer equivalent money but they are means-tested. Effort to get more income may lead to not being eligible for these programs, which is essentially equivalent to very high effective marginal tax rate, discouraging people to try.