I&#x27;m curious how low that workforce could be paid, though.<p>I mean, lets pretend you get $400&#x2F;w from the government, and you are okay living on that. Now lets assume you decide you want a new toy, or some general spending money. Your base government income has your rent and food paid for, but you want fun money.<p>How much time is that fun money worth? Would you work a whole week for $50? What about $200?<p>I also wonder if there&#x27;s a bit of a mental incentive to push you to better yourself. If you&#x27;re working a week for $200, maybe you consider it a waste of your time. So, you fight for a better job, maybe through training or education. Now you&#x27;ve got plenty of fun money, but you also start to raise your base lifestyle <i>(and income requirements)</i>.<p>I don&#x27;t think any of these are absolutes of course, i&#x27;m just curious what would happen in these sort of environments. Everything i say here is a question, not an answer.