<i>&quot;We&#x27;re talking about 60% of the GDP being redistributed.&quot;</i><p>When assessing the amount being redistributed, much of what&#x27;s paid in UBI should be netted against what&#x27;s collected to pay the UBI.<p>That is, if I am receiving $27k&#x2F;yr in UBI, but paying $30k&#x2F;yr in increased taxes toward the UBI, really only $3k&#x2F;yr is being &quot;redistributed&quot; from me.<p>This is still going to be a substantial sum, but quite a bit less than &quot;people * UBI amount&quot;.<p>Please don&#x27;t take this as my asserting that I think $27k&#x2F;yr would be sustainable in the US - for the record, I don&#x27;t.