Basic income is not a left vs right issue. Lots of libertarians (including Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek) support basic income as a more efficient safety net than government-run programs.
(1) Collecting the money used, and (2) And choosing how to spend money for the benefit of the beneficiaries.
Both basic income and traditional welfare rely on government for #1, true. The difference is in #2.
Yes, it is.
> Lots of libertarians (including Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek) support basic income as a more efficient safety net than government-run programs.
Well, first, "libertarian" says nothing about left vs. right. "Lots of libertarians support one side of the issue" doesn't mean it doesn't split left vs. right.
Second, neither Milton Friedman nor Friedrich Hayek can be counted as current supporters of, well, anything.