[kwhitefoot]

Yes. But not as much and not necessarily the same work. Had I had a guaranteed income I probably would have studied for another degree and that would have made me more productive.

One of the political problems with UBI for some people is that it promises to change the power relations between employees and employers. A person whose basic needs are guaranteed to be met regardless of employment will be more able and presumably willing to say no to a job that is unpleasant or dangerous or merely inadequately paid. Perhaps then people who perform important but low status tasks will see their income increase at the expense of the rest.

I suspect that UBI could be introduced more easily in Europe than in the US for this reason because in Europe (in particular Scandinavia) we already to a large extent work in order to live rather than living merely to work. That doesn't mean people are unwilling to work. I know plenty of people in Norway who are well past retirement age who still do substantial amounts of work. But none of them need the money, they all have decent pensions, they do it because they have skills that they like to exercise. Of course the money they get is a welcome bonus.