The author addresses this. He’s not particularly opposed to paying people to do things; he’s opposed to people having to do paid work or starve. The existence of a GMI should make people less willing to do unpleasant jobs for relatively low wages, effectively reducing the supply of unskilled labor. If you can’t automate away a job that most people don’t like doing, then just pay people the new, higher market rate.
I’m in favor of providing food and health care to anyone that needs it. However, a GMI that rivals minimum wage would probably have much larger consequences, which I’m not convinced anyone could predict.
The author addresses this. He’s not particularly opposed to paying people to do things; he’s opposed to people having to do paid work or starve. The existence of a GMI should make people less willing to do unpleasant jobs for relatively low wages, effectively reducing the supply of unskilled labor. If you can’t automate away a job that most people don’t like doing, then just pay people the new, higher market rate.
I’m in favor of providing food and health care to anyone that needs it. However, a GMI that rivals minimum wage would probably have much larger consequences, which I’m not convinced anyone could predict.