@radiojammor Well just for example, within the last month I've heard some guy going around the talk show circuit because he has a new book, and when he's on friendly conservative leaning talk shows in the US often enough they go off talking about how work is a gift from God, and getting your income from work is part of that gift.
I'm sorry I don't remember the guy's name, because I really don't care 🙂 but
I'm not overstating that or mangling that, it is literally the belief that getting your income from working is flat out religious practice.
I bring up this argument as an example of one of many arguments that can't be refuted by talking about funding source.
And heck, let me throw another example out there, a really sad one that fortunately I don't think is anywhere near common but.. actually racist people might oppose UBI because they don't want to give any support to whatever group they are against. Again, the point of this example is that funding source won't change the opposition to UBI.
So that's why I say step one is to convince people that UBI is a good idea on its face even regardless of funding. That hurdle would have to be cleared first before even talking about how it would work..
