A UBI won’t reduce the incentive to work – it will allow workers in low paying jobs to advance to the next level
Flanigan, 2018 - prof of leadership studies and law at the University of Richmond [Jessica, Jan 25, Slate “The Feminist Case for a Universal Basic Income” https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/01/the-feminist-case-for-universal-basic-income.html Acc 3/23/23 TA]
But a UBI would not discourage work to an extent that would undermine the economy. People would still need to work to afford most consumer goods and luxuries. And unlike minimum wage requirements, touted by Fight for $15 activists, a UBI neither raises the cost of employing low-income workers relative to other workers nor disproportionately burdens employers to provide a decent standard of living for people in their communities. With an even starting ground, the opportunities to move beyond the lowest-paying work could be more readily available to marginalized workers who’ve been left out for too long.