If the goal is to have more people working and we assume that the government would be paying the money for this "basic income", why don't we just subsidize comp

If the goal is to have more people working and we assume that the government would be paying the money for this "basic income", why don't we just subsidize companies that hire lots of people based upon how many people they have. And if you focus it toward jobs that require low skill only and manufacturing, then it directly benefits many companies in the US that would probably choose the same price for having something built in the US vs China. I am honestly pretty tired of flying to china to get products built.. Been doing it for years and I'd prefer to fly to Texas instead..