[reloop]

> If you look at the Finnish or Nordic welfare model in general, most of the income transfers go to to middle class who also pays for them.

Right, but I don't see the difference to basic income in that regard. How do you avoid a politician going "let's cut basic income and lower taxes" benefiting the majority of people that are employed?

[guard-of-terra]

They might have significant others depending on UBI - parents, children, friends. So they would not like cutting basic income, even if it recovers slightly more money for them.

Compare this to situation with poor: Most of middle class don'r really have poor significant others in their life, making cutting benefit programs easier.