Why do 20% of people object to the government paying them money, even when it would benefit them personally?

So I did a quick survey on world of warcraft, a large online video game that has a large, diverse player base. From my analysis, the majority of players play for entertainment, and a large minority of players play to make real money from it.<br><br>I polled them on their opinions on UBI (universal basic income). A large minority of players (about 20%), would rather see the government cut taxes so that private enterprise can continue to employ their citizens than receive a check from the government. This isn't even a poll of real people, it's a poll of people that play a game for either the entertainment or monetary value. <br><br>So I asked them, why would you rather see the government continue to spend your money on things that we may or may not approve of than receiving a check to pay for your own things? What's the difference between the government paying for poor people to have food vs. the government paying for the navy when in the end the government is just giving you US currency?<br><br>To which people responded that the government has to take money from others to give it to you. They said the government can't just print money or it would create inflation. To which I said, the government is taking money from us anyway. It's either the government takes money and spends it on what it wants, or the government takes money and gives it to you to spend on what you want. So what's the difference? <br><br>I said, what if the government was giving you $4,000 a year, but taxing you $2,000 a year. You still made $2,000 a year to spend on anything you wanted. Now multiply that by 300 million people. You get $600 billion a year in tax revenue. Now you can do whatever you want with that $600 billion, and the people still get to spend $600 billion a year on whatever they want. I don't see why this is so complicated.<br><br>Edit: This was a small sample size (albeit over 1000 people) from a small subset of people, therefore it is clearly not a nationwide poll. But it just goes to show how confused people are about money because it's too abstract.