I'm all in favor of UBI as long as the rest of the corrupt social safety net is ripped to shreds...er, consolidated. Give the middle class the same benefits that those whose primary work...is not working... get. My family is full of cops and they deal with the dregs who do nothing but research how to exploit every possible government benefit they can...local...state...federal.
I also think it'll help spark new businesses, especially with the corporate tax cuts.
I hope it happens... but it won't happen until it has to. It makes too much sense. It would also make a flat tax more palatable to the liberal masses.
Have you ever heard of the Cloward-Piven Strategy...the cause of many of the problems your family cops face.