It seems more like almost the opposite of the expected goal. My main sympathy for a basic income is that "get people into jobs" so often comes up as an argumen

It seems more like almost the opposite of the expected goal. My main sympathy for a basic income is that "get people into jobs" so often comes up as an argument against all kinds of progressive changes (environment, shutting down harmful industries, automating bad jobs away, ...). The goal of a basic income should be to let people without a job live a more fulfilling life.