Bingo! You are absolutely correct. The net cost of UBI is the true cost for the same reason no one with $80 would ever look at something with a $100 price tag and a $50 instant rebate as being too expensive.

https://medium.com/basic-income/the-cost-of-universal-basic-income-is-the-net-transfer-amount-not-the-gross-price-tag-acb8aa5eab73

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