I think this is an oversimplifying view of reality.<p>Taking the most extreme case (free everything) and pointing out it&#x27;s impossible (without referencing a single data point of evidence no less) is pointless.<p>Basic income is not about people not having to work for a living, it&#x27;s a proposed restructuring of the social security that many nation states already have in place. That is, a simple basic income formula replacing complex and hard&#x2F;expensive to police support formulas for the sick, elderly and&#x2F;or unemployed. One of the leading arguments for these experiments is how they allow governments to downsize their workforce, thus lowering the cost for the taxpaying segment society.<p>As far as I know, early real world experiments are just now being spun up (in the Netherlands and Finland, for example), and so far all we have is simulation and theories from economists. That&#x27;s not enough data to rule out the entire model.<p>You are of course welcome to have your own opinion and gut feeling about the matter, but until someone proves your point, I remain unconvinced.