No, one of the great things about a BI is everybody gets it, whether rich, poor, working, unemployed, deserving or otherwise. It's often called a Universal Bas

No, one of the great things about a BI is everybody gets it, whether rich, poor, working, unemployed, deserving or otherwise. It's often called a Universal Basic Income for this reason. Those who earn more than $12k in the above example would still receive it, but it would mostly be taken back off them in taxes.