I think the argument is that if you give people UBI, some people will work more. But it's a one dimensional view of a many dimensional problem. Some people wil

I think the argument is that if you give people UBI, some people will work more. But it's a one dimensional view of a many dimensional problem. Some people will be able to start a business, but if UBI is pitched at comfortable survival level, many more will do nothing, and there will be a big increase in employee turnover. The rational solution would be to pay much more and improve conditions, so the rewards for work would be much higher than now, and the pointless frustrations much lower. But current work environments are usually geared towards creating and maintaining hierarchy, not rational effectiveness. So I think it's likely that UBI would just raise prices of essentials and they wouldn't be any more affordable than they are now.