When basic survival needs can be met by the lower amount, but any discretionary spending requires participating in the economy. We already meet people's basic

When basic survival needs can be met by the lower amount, but any discretionary spending requires participating in the economy. We already meet people's basic survival needs because it's cheaper to feed your neighbor than make it impossible for him to raid your fridge. Not taking that basic gift away if your neighbor becomes self-reliant is just removing a disincentive to becoming self-reliant.