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I suppose it depends where you come from in terms of whether or not you believe the poor are mooching and lazy or simply disadvantaged.

Presented with the ability to continue education without needing to worry about putting food on the table, most people do in fact continue their education. Basic income is "basic" by nature. Very few will aspire to be a basic income earner for their lives. Even better though, even if they DO choose this path, they can choose otherwise at a later date and correct that mistake. That's the beauty of the system.

BTW, this is borne out by the data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINCOME

They still have the opportunity to correct their decision if it turns out to be a bad one.

> Noble people will better themselves under either system.

No true scotsman.