The voters in Hamburg did not vote against universal basic income. They voted against a pilot project as a study which would have given around 2000 citizens about 1300€ for three years.

Not only have there already been studies like that, they’re also not very meaningful given that those people know that this income was for a limited time frame and act accordingly.

An eye for an eye 'twas that filled their minds And another eye for another eye till everyone is blind

For several reasons, yeah. It’s one of the two things that can kill you during withdrawal (the other being alcohol).

I take it very occasionally for panic attacks and the first time I took it I did tell my husband that I finally understood why people would take drugs.