[vkou]

> UBI or no UBI, we need to preserve access to paid work for everyone to the best of our ability.

No - we don't need to preserve access to paid work.

We want to enable people to work to benefit themselves, rather then their employer.

> The value of the benefits granted by welfare programs are always eroded over time by inflation

Governments can set both inflation, and benefits. Not increasing the latter to keep pace with the former is a deliberate political choice, primarily for the benefit of the rich.

[Mz]

My phrasing does not presume the individual is an employee per se. Paid work also includes contract work, freelance work and owning your own small business.