Anecdote. My uncle (in Sweden) lived his whole adult life on the "basic income" he got from the State. He played the guitar, beautifully, wrote poetry, and neve

Anecdote. My uncle (in Sweden) lived his whole adult life on the "basic income" he got from the State. He played the guitar, beautifully, wrote poetry, and never held a job in his life (why would he? the State was providing). He died in his early 40s, worn out by alcohol abuse and probably drugs. His "basic income" happened to be higher than what I had left after paying taxes as an engineer working for Ericsson.