Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

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    Social safety net programs are fine but unless they’re universal they’ll inevitably create benefit cliffs which punish people for making more money. They also cost money to administer. UBI is super cheap and easy to administer: if you’re a citizen you get a check or deposit every month. Simple. You could probably manage the entire operation with less than 1000 people.

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      The perverse incentive structure of non-universal aid is one of the most fucked up things our society does.