An argument against it I always here is: "Some people just won't work."

Yeah? And?

Why do we care? Also, why are we pretending that we don't already have a similar system in place (admittedly on a much smaller scale) with our disability benefits system? I work in the private sector and let me tell you, there is a segment of the population that has figured out w/the right circumstances they can get free money for life and they mold their life around it and make it work.

What's the central issue here?

For those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income

www.basicincome.com