Does the basic income prevent people from doing work?  Or from doing work they hate?<p>A correctly designed study will attempt to teach the participants to (1) have basic spending&#x2F;expenses that match their income (2) procure the basic income from already-available sources (e.g. food stamps, subsidised health care, social security...) and (3) form income-pooling groups that provide&#x2F;insure a basic income for their members.  All three have already been done at a small scale. 100s of people in the United States currently practice #3, e.g. Federation of Egalitarian Communities. 1000s of people practice #2, e.g. Puna Hawaii or your local trailer park.<p>I think basic income would have the effect of insurance, to allow individuals to take bigger risks and follow their dreams more.