The problem is at the intersection of welfare and work. You have to be really poor and stay really poor to qualify for most of these social programs, and the programs are designed to be pretty minimal and thereby encourage people to work. At the same time, they disincentivize much of the low-paying work that many people on welfare can obtain, because they will be worse off without the handout. This is what unconditional basic income is supposed to address. It is also the source of concern about jobs going away, that a much larger number of people are going to be swept into government-subsidized poverty, which will put strains on the already burdened welfare system in the US. Where will the money come from?
The question was about acceptance, which is demonstrate by the existence of these programs.
The further question of resource is a good one. And its not about money, which is after all, imaginary points on a scorecard. The real question is where are the goods coming from? It'll have to be automation, because the premise is that people won't be working.
