&gt; For its supporters, it&#x27;s a strong point of basic income: people, especially unqualified, won&#x27;t have to accept pretty much any job just to get a roof over their head and some food in their plate.<p>I think that&#x27;s important, and not just for those people: that they don&#x27;t have to accept a minimal (and likely dead-end) job to survive <i>also</i> means that those who would be inclined to are not <i>prevented</i> from taking steps that prepare them for a better and not-dead end job, that is more useful both to them and society.