Universal Basic Income

Because it a universal program. There is no way to deny anyone ubi. Most of the paper work people have to fill out for benefits is just designed to reduce the number of people on them. Notice that is 1300 in social security your step dad got, a program all working adults qualify for after a certain age. Any program based on "poverty" or income is a trick to get the government out of taking care of it's citizens. Even if you expand benefits , it's far easier to restrict them again or just wait until inflation makes the requirements very hard to receive ( this is what disability did). You can't do that to something that every citizen is expected to receive.

this is only true if you are alright with lowering your standard of living to match that of ubi. people with families, car payments, high rent, or just consumerists can't do that.

It would disempower the working class in the sense that they would become so reliant of the capitalist system for the ubi that they would not want to revolt against it.

I highly doubt this. Have you see how people are with their spending habits?

This sounds nice but there is not a whole lot of evidence for them having more time or educating themselves with that alleged free time over entertaining themselves.

How would this not just cause them to be looked down upon by the people who pay more than $1000 into taxes?

it doesn't mean a stronger bargaining position with employers. You can make the argument that because people are getting UBI they don't need a minimum wage suddenly you have to work 40 hours a week to live off of slightly more than 12k a year.

that argument is reliant on people being ok with 12k a year and if ubi is implemented it will just inflate prices so that 12k will look closer to 10k etc.

Also its still capitalism.

I support UBI

I am a disabled person who supports UBI. If I got UBI, I wouldn't have to worry about losing disability payments.

do you really honestly think wages and prices up directly in proportion to spending power like that? Really truly do think that is how it works? Money is being printed, its moving hands.

America healthcare is so expensive that Medicare and Medicaid alone sre worth more than $12,000/year.

People don't get Medicare and Medicaid at the same time. Also health care shouldn't be as expensive as it is in the US.