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I would agree with you if the perception that UBI is equivalent of handouts, which UBI specifically isnt.

Think of it like this, if every citizen is getting money regardless of their employment status and that this is essentially a perk of being a citizen and paying your taxes, the negative stigma would not be there per se.

Eventually , people will start seeing this as an additional benefits similar to healthcare being provided by state.

One of the crucial points while introducing UBI would be education both of the populace being helped and the populace at large since you may not be able to introduce it through out the country at one go.

I completely disagree with this.

I run a startup here in India. Practically speaking the main problems that we face are more administrative in nature. We spend almost 40-60 percent of our time sorting out issues from accounting, raising capital, convincing investors to back ideas here from India and most importantly educating them.

More protectionism will definately mean a lot more difficulty in convincing international investors from looking seriously at us since at the end of the day, they need to be able to take out money if the want to.

What we need desperately is a strong administrative and LEGAL framework to support business; This will really raise investor confidence both domestic and international. And overall give people the ability to compete at a global level.

Indians are brilliant and dont need handouts or protection.. All we need is an decent environment and we can take anyone on.