A UBI scheme backed by taxes is what we already have. Obviously if you're paying taxes you're not net collecting 'UBI' (welfare). You're in the slave class, not the parasite class.
The whole reason welfare isn't fixed and universal is that the political class don't want that. If it's variable you can campaign for the favor of different voting blocks -- playing the 51% game. Vote buying is the easiest way to get votes. Welfare is merely a product of democracy.
The whole reason welfare isn't fixed and universal is that the political class don't want that. If it's variable you can campaign for the favor of different voting blocks -- playing the 51% game. Vote buying is the easiest way to get votes. Welfare is merely a product of democracy.