If workers do slightly withdrawal, their other activities are highly productive
Painter, et al, 18, leads the RSA’s Research and Impact team, overseeing our research, policy, publications and practical innovation. Anthony is an award winning policy and social innovator. He leads the RSA’s social change work covering economic security, future of work, education, lifelong learning, local democracy and regenerative futures. He has been a leading voice, writer and presenter on the RSA’s platforms for almost a decade. (Anthony, “Pathways to Universal Basic Income The case for a Universal Basic Opportunity Fund,” RSA Action and Research Centre, https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/reports/rsa_pathways-to-universal-basic-income-report.pdf)//BB
Evidence from elsewhere suggests that if given the means and freedom to make changes to their lives, people are far from lazy.42. Early results concerning the large cash transfer programme run by GiveDirectly in Kenya and Uganda show numerous examples of recipients using the payments for useful purposes, such as starting a business or expanding an existing one.43. Similarly, 72 percent of Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend recipients report using their income for useful things, including education or repayment of prior debt.44. In a 1970s Basic Income experiment in Dauphin, Manitoba, a slight reduction in working hours by recipients was accounted for by use of the income to access educational opportunities, care for relatives and to shift to more manageable working hours among those who were overworked.45. While the UK context is admittedly different, these results offer encouragement that recipients would use the Opportunity Fund to make positive interventions in their lives.