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They would not really depend on "the government" as UBI would be codified in law and universally available, so government could not take UBI away from an individual or a group.

Also, we already depend on "the government" to make available (or protect) some pretty important stuff we depend on: rule of law, public safety, healthcare (in most developed countries), etc..

> They should depend on real assets that help them live more self sufficiently outside of their employment.

That is simply an impossibility for the majority of people.

But they factually don’t have these real assets and can’t gain them. This is why poverty can trap people.

How is this working out in America today? Is there any reason it will ever work for half the nation?

The power divide includes having this kind of support and real assets. You have to start somewhere.

Yes, this idea is so simple but sometime is so hard to grasp. Also, people should not kill each other.

Why not?