Studies of the Guaranteed Minimum Income Big, NIT, whatever you call it, experiments did show that people cut back on their working hours.

I think it is the word "guaranteed" that irks people. Why should anyone, except for the elderly or diaabled, be guaranteed they will be paid even if they don't work? How can it not give rise to a society that is non productive and eventually dies out?

If the guarantee could be removed the concept might merit more testing and study.

I still think an increased minimum wage for legal aliens and citizens and elimination of the basic causes of poverty including controling companies that actually prey on poor people is a better approach.