>"Are you going to take money from one person against their will?" The government is already comfortable with doing this, and I am reminded of their authority

>"Are you going to take money from one person against their will?" The government is already comfortable with doing this, and I am reminded of their authority to do so with every paycheck and sales receipt. However I get what you're saying and I would re-frame it this way, "how will the government collect taxes from someone whose only source of income is the UBI from that government"? Unless the author is likewise proposing the UBI can be bootstrapped and funded in a self-fulfilling manner.