> because they and their family get enough Bürgergeld, that actually working would lower their income
This means it’s not UBI, and that’s kind of the whole point here. With UBI this welfare cliff wouldn’t exist; if you work, you still raise your income. That means, unlike the current German system, UBI still incentivises people to work to increase their income/wealth.
Of course actively disincentivising people to work will cause them to not work. That’s just rational behaviour, you cannot blame anyone for that.
This means it’s not UBI, and that’s kind of the whole point here. With UBI this welfare cliff wouldn’t exist; if you work, you still raise your income. That means, unlike the current German system, UBI still incentivises people to work to increase their income/wealth.
Of course actively disincentivising people to work will cause them to not work. That’s just rational behaviour, you cannot blame anyone for that.