Most people are not lazy. Studies of direct cash transfers and Universal Basic Income pilots clearly show this.
For instance the work done by GiveDirecly, the best charity organisation in my opinion. Read about it here
And I couldn´t disagree more. Even if people were lazy,they still have a right to basic necessities. Hardly anyone choses to live in poverty if given the means to escape from it, which is exactly what a Universal Basic Income does.
When supporting people on Steemit based on their economic situation, I obviously take the quality of their posts into consideration.
A lot of people keep repeating this myth about lazy people. A lot of people who appear to be lazy are depressed, caught in a poverty trap. Most welfare systems are means tested, and you lose your welfare if you get a job. This job will often be a low paid job,where you are toiling long hours for nothing. This system is dysfuntional. A lot of families can´t even get welfare.
http://groundswell.org/7-lies-about-welfare-that-many-people-believe-are-fact/
https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/09/the-progressive-case-for-replacing-the-welfare-state-with-basic-income/