The whole point of UBI is that it's designed to preserve capitalism, it keeps people consuming and spending in the face of massive automation and job loss, beca

The whole point of UBI is that it's designed to preserve capitalism, it keeps people consuming and spending in the face of massive automation and job loss, because if masses of people are out of work and hungry, you will get a real revolution. UBI keeps the means of production in the hands of those who already hold them.