Work can't just be optional (as part of a trade off for food etc) because a lot of society in the US at least thinks it's a moral problem to just give people fo

Work can't just be optional (as part of a trade off for food etc) because a lot of society in the US at least thinks it's a moral problem to just give people food, clothing, shelter even if we are better off avoiding starving people without homes (and it's a moral necessity but that doesn't seem to compel people). Look at the political situation here, people would be angry at the idea that you give 'other people' free stuff, somehow ignoring whether social security and medicare for senior citizens are free stuff. The fact that we don't trust "the other" means at least in the US giving people basics that we can provide almost for free it would be wrenching to society.