Two reasons. Firstly, I still get paid for the time I don't have the opportunity or the work ethic to create value. I'm able to financially plan and feel far mo

Two reasons. Firstly, I still get paid for the time I don't have the opportunity or the work ethic to create value. I'm able to financially plan and feel far more secure that way. Secondly, it would create a nightmare if everyone operated this way. Imagine paying a stipend to Toyota every year your car keeps running. A payment to the builder every year your house doesn't fall down. A payment to your professors every time you get a paycheck since their work contributed to you getting a job and a payment to your computer manufacturer every time you send an e-mail. It's rent-seeking behavior that society has chosen, for some reason, to tolerate in the producers of entertainment.