 Let’s start by stating the fairness objection more precisely. One version of the objection appeals to a principle of reciprocity. This says that if one willingly shares in the benefits created through the efforts of others in society, notably through their work, then one has an obligation to reciprocate by making a contribution to producing these benefits oneself, as long as one has the capacity and opportunity to do so (White 2003). The idea is not necessarily that you should produce in strict proportion to what you consume, but that one should try to ‘do one’s bit’, understanding society as a cooperative scheme to which all should contribute if they are able. Given this principle, the fairness objection to enacting a social minimum is that this could somehow lead to some people enjoying goods and services without satisfying their reciprocity-based obligation to work. To prevent this, the argument goes, we should not enact a social minimum.