> UBI however would mostly transfer this cost to high-income earners Show me your napkin math. I've been all through this so many times that hand-wavy claims a

> UBI however would mostly transfer this cost to high-income earners Show me your napkin math. I've been all through this so many times that hand-wavy claims are not enough - simple estimates will show you how these claims do not work. And if it was a simple we getting some more taxes somewhere, do you not think we'd already gather that tax? It's not like there's money that is easily taxable either politically (or sometimes, even economicially). Sure, if we could magically get more money, and get it from places that are not current places, and ignore all effects of giving such money yo people on inflation and the economy, and get it so that there are zero side effects, maybe you'd be on to something. But even in that case, it's still wiser to spend this money on better targeted things than simply handing to everyone with no regard who needs it.