You say something like, "Shouldn't the starting point within this country be one of self-reliance?" Yet you advocate policy that would be anything but self reliance. The idea of universal basic basic income is reliant upon violence perpetrated by the same people who brought you this corrupt and faulty system in the first place. Now ask yourself this: once you are reliant on them, what will stop them from abusing their position?

You mentioned that employers are reliant on tax dollars to supplement the income of their workers. While that is a problem, the bigger issue is when employers are directly reliant on tax dollars to supplement their own income. Fortunately, the answer to both of those problems is simple; end it. End the corporate welfare. End the personal welfare. Look for opportunities to deregulate. Eliminate barriers to entry. Teach our children true self reliance and Let the market take it's natural course.