I&#x27;m not sure that combining BI with a flat tax, especially as high as 50% would work out. People with minimum wage or low-paid jobs would have a disincentive to work -- working full time would net them nearly nothing versus staying home, unemployed.<p>Napkin math: 2000 hours (approx full time hours per year) * $7.25&#x2F;hr (US min wage) * 50% = $7250. Cost of transportation, child care, and other things that wouldn&#x27;t be required if unemployed could easily eat most of that, netting a wage of just a dollar or two per hour.