Entitlement spending is so high that it almost acts like a UBI.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com&#x2F;infographics&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;CP-Federal-Spending-by-the-Numbers-2014-08-1-anti-poverty_HIGHRES.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com&#x2F;infographics&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;CP-Fe...</a><p>The lowest  quintile of households have a negative effective tax rate.<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;krusekronicle.typepad.com&#x2F;kruse_kronicle&#x2F;images&#x2F;2008&#x2F;03&#x2F;01&#x2F;totaleffectivetax.gif" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;krusekronicle.typepad.com&#x2F;kruse_kronicle&#x2F;images&#x2F;2008&#x2F;...</a><p>A UBI without preconditions would just compound existing spending.