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A lot of people at the lower end of the income scale are already paying no taxes. So they can't be reduced without going negative right away.

What about the earned income tax credit in the US? It's a negative income tax.

A huge number of people do pay negative taxes.

No, because the people that win with UBI are the poorest people, and they already pay almost no tax.

That helps those without an income how exactly?