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Yeah, I think UBI should/would/could actually be very popular from a small government perspective as well.

What if a republican ran on the platform that “if elected, I will make it a law that 10% of all federal revenue must be directly distributed equally to all citizens. Then is grows 5% a year until it hits 80% in 2036!”?

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Because then the government inevitably either 1) runs out of money, 2) cuts spending drastically, or 3) drastically increases taxes on the wealthy to pay for everything.

We all know that 1 and 2 (probably) aren't going to happen. And I don't know many republicans that want the wealthy's money redistributed equally amongst all Americans.

1 definitely won't happen. Money is nothing more than a number on a computer screen. When the fed spends, they just type a new number on the screen - literally. Modern Monetary theory really opened my eyes around the phony assumptions regarding U.S. "debt".

Edit - I know money is more that a number on a computer screen, it's also a general collection of cultural assumptions, it's a partial reflection of the energy system etc. I'm replying in the context of "running out of money"

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