> If the only reason you work is to make money, I don’t call that work ethic at all. I call it a fear of being broke. It’s like saying the only reason you don’t rape and murder is for fear of going to prison.

So free money doesn't kill a person's work ethic, it merely removes a person's motivation to work. I don't see how that alters the argument against free money (basic income).

If I could afford to retire from my job today, I would. I could stay busy the rest of my life, no problem.