Basic income gives people a real choice - a choice to not work. Not everyone wants to earn their keep (or wants to earn their keep in a way that translates easi

Basic income gives people a real choice - a choice to not work. Not everyone wants to earn their keep (or wants to earn their keep in a way that translates easily to cash, for example artists or ministers). If someone wants more than the basic, though, more than just eating and shelter, they can always go get a job, doing those things that may not be pleasant, but are financially valuable (like picking up the garbage). And since people can choose to not do them in a meaningful way (not just choosing between work and starvation), the jobs will have to start paying real value.