> actors, or grocery store baggers, or taxi drivers, or whatever, can't make a living
Until they are dying on the streets, they are actually make a living.
If they cannot make a decent living with their low income - UBI wouldn't help. UBI is a safety net, a minimal salary payment. You are never going to have a decent life on minimal salary.
Capitalism seems to be an optimizer for
this type of “efficiency”. How far can we squeeze people for their labour before they are dying in the streets or rioting?
Until they are dying on the streets, they are actually make a living.
If they cannot make a decent living with their low income - UBI wouldn't help. UBI is a safety net, a minimal salary payment. You are never going to have a decent life on minimal salary.