It seems to me that the only thing that a universal basic income will do is make corporations richer.

If you "double" the income of people living at or below the poverty line, you do not double their buying power. Mile that cost $2/L will now cost $4/L, rent will skyrocket, because more "welfare" will be available.

I wholly support the concept of UBI. But it can ONLY work if we restrict how much corporations can charge. Some things that would help in that regard: restrict the $ divide between the highest paid and lowest paid positions in a corporation.