Baby steps. This is a very polarizing issue - a lot of people will complain that the receivers do nothing useful for society.
There's also the matter of funding it, but I agree with you. Making it universal and consolidating other programs into it would create some savings as well.
I feel like artists may have been a poor choice to the subjective value of the outcome of their work, who knows.. maybe they figured this was destined to fail.
There's also the matter of funding it, but I agree with you. Making it universal and consolidating other programs into it would create some savings as well.