[StephenCanis]

I think it's also interesting to think about the exploitation of low paid workers. There are lots of jobs that very few people want to do that are low paying because anyone can do them. With basic income people will no longer be forced to work these low wage jobs just to get buy.

I could foresee lots of people quitting to learn skills for more rewarding jobs. You might see that jobs like a janitor, garbage man, and service reps at abusive companies start commanding higher wages since people don't want to do them.

Now workers have the leverage to decide not to work doing something they hate unless they are paid enough for it.

Creating free education programs for careers in demand would really strengthen this effect and I think would improve society as a whole. People will be rewarded for doing menial or dirty jobs rather than looked down on by society.

[vectorjohn]

Precisely this. Basic income is a fantastic safety net and gives a lot of freedom to people. That's its whole point (that and it's a starting point to solve the problem of increasing automation eliminating jobs, but we don't know for certain if that will happen).

Jobs that are currently mostly done by people with no other choice, and hence can pay as little as they want, will have to pay better or be part time or some other benefit if they really need to get done.

And then, if a crappy or mindless job ends up paying $30/hour, people might do it because they want the extra money, not because they need it to survive.