Luckily the scenario of &quot;employers wield all the power&quot; you describe is so far from reality as to be irrelevant. In theory, employees need <i>a</i> job but they don&#x27;t need <i>this</i> job. Turning it down is and taking a different job is always an option - that&#x27;s why virtually no jobs actually pay the minimum wage.<p>You are somewhat right, however - a BI will give people the ability to turn down <i>all jobs</i>. E.g., in the last BI experiment, work effort was reduced by 13% - more than double the effect of the great recession.<p>A much better solution is the Basic Job. You get a Basic Income (which pays less than any job in the market economy) but you need to work for it. You spend a lot less money (anyone working in the market economy doesn&#x27;t get paid by the basic job), you have minimal disincentive for getting a job, and you get some productive output (e.g. parks have less trash).