The only reason people would stop working for macdonalds was because in other jobs, people were being subsidized by the state to do nothing most of the day (as

The only reason people would stop working for macdonalds was because in other jobs, people were being subsidized by the state to do nothing most of the day (as shown in the article) which eventually brought down the whole communist block. So yes, jobs are more important than a minimum income as long as others aren't being subsidized to do nothing (which leads a country to ruin as shown by the whole communist block).