I think most importantly, it would give us the leverage to say “no”. To walk away from bad jobs and abusive managers. To refuse to work in unsafe environments. To demand better pay.
To demand better, because the options are no longer “suck it up” or “die”.
and that’s why there’s so much resistance to implementing it - capitalism wants workers who don’t have a choice
CAPITALISM WANTS WORKERS WHO DON’T HAVE A CHOICE
I once presented the idea of universal basic income in front of my political party and there are basically no drawbacks. The “negatives” are all along the lines of “people would become lazy and too dependent on the government”. People should have the choice to stay home if they want to. Being forced to work jobs you hate makes people unhappy, unproductive and has a long term negative effect on mental health. Because of course it does