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I believe giving everyone a basic income without requiring them to do any work is a bad idea. CMV

I'm a bit on the fence about this one, so I want to hear some more arguments both ways. Basically, I think supplying everyone with food, housing, electricity, etc without requiring that they do any work for it is a recipe for economic collapse, because there are certain necessary jobs that no one is going to want to do. From a moral perspective, though, I think a basic income would be great. So tell me how you would make it work.

eta: Keep in mind that assuming money is still a thing that exists, the government would need to pay for all this. That means taxes, and who is there to be taxed in this system? It requires a fundamental rearranging of the way things work.
gpt
There are some people who are simply unable to basically survive on their own.

Some are mentally deficient; some are emotionally so. That human consciousness is monolithic is an illusion - some surprisingly intelligent people are nonetheless unable to take care of themselves (read the tragic case of Phineas Gage for a notorious example).

Many people are, through no fault of their own, unable to make their day-to-day commitments. Certainly, there are those who would take advantage of such a system, but by denying these people a basic income, we are denying them the ability to have decent lives.