This is not a bad outcome in itself ... have a chance of achieving more that way
Would you like to provide some data/arguments in support of this assertion?
one which allows for less government involvement
That really depends on the details of the implementation. You can structure UBI so that it provides either independence from or dependence on the government.
Would you like to provide some data/arguments in support of this assertion?
The Mincome experiment in Canada is relevant. It's widely reported that reduction in labor supply was largely explained by teenagers in school and women with pre-school-aged children. Two groups with especially high opportunity-costs of working, and the former with generally low productivity - quite close to what theory predicts.
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