The point of BI is that the government doesn&#x27;t actually need to be involved in centrally planning all of the things that need doing— it&#x27;s a huge amount of unnecessary bureaucracy when many of them are things people would love to do given freedom from having to immediately &quot;earn a living&quot;.<p>So the government doesn&#x27;t pay you to pick up trash in the ravine near your home. The government pays you because you are a citizen, and as a citizen of a wealthy nation, you deserve the basics of life. If you spend that life consuming fast food and internet porn, that&#x27;s okay. But given the time and freedom to do so, some people will choose to clean up that ravine— they weren&#x27;t directly paid, but having their living expenses covered made it possible.