> I'm not advocating for taking away any of the welfare state as a trade for implementing UBI, personally. Interesting, since that is always it's main selling

> I'm not advocating for taking away any of the welfare state as a trade for implementing UBI, personally. Interesting, since that is always it's main selling point. It's supposed to simplify the benefits programs since everyone just gets a check. Obviously that's naive, but it's the common refrain when discussing cost.