Also it will never be enough. Basic needs will be fulfilled but people will always want more. I agree with this, and it negates your first point. Basic income

Also it will never be enough. Basic needs will be fulfilled but people will always want more. I agree with this, and it negates your first point. Basic income is not intended to be something that you'd want to live on by default; it's just protection against hunger and homelessness. Almost everyone will want more, and they'll be unambiguously better off by increasing their earnings (unlike today: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/01/effective-marginal-tax-rates-for-low-income-workers-are-high http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/01/effective-m...).