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I’m not an economist, but I would suggest that human ingenuity can find a way to make something along those lines work.

In the United States, for example, there are so many different welfare programs, might there not be a way to consolidate under a new set of rules?

Similarly, with regards to charity, has any economist modeled a hypothetical of transiting charity into voluntary taxes for welfare?

[boppo1]

The sum of all welfare isn't half of what UBI would cost.

[9wzYQbTYsAIc]

Perhaps, as the parent commenter suggested, we need a Universal Safety Net, then, instead of a strict UBI.