I don't equate accepting UBI to being a freeloader. If you read the results of various UBI trials, the participants generally used the funds wisely to meet thei

I don't equate accepting UBI to being a freeloader. If you read the results of various UBI trials, the participants generally used the funds wisely to meet their most immediate and pressing needs, and were then able to take steps to improve their condition, via education or training of some sort. These people didn't need a handout, just a helping hand. And my main concern isn't about the morality of others, but about my own. What I am concerned about, however, is the state of our society and whether our environment, including our social environment, is improving or deteriorating. That has a direct effect on me. So from my point of view, if my taxes increase to match, say, some Scandinavian country, but my life and my surroundings noticeably improve, that's a worthwhile tradeoff.