>If a guaranteed income does in fact provide enough of the labor force with an incentive to drop out as an alternative, then it seems likely that employers would have to stop thinking of resume gaps as an indicator.

Now, while I agree that gaps are considered way more important than they ought to be, experience is really, really important. Someone who has done a thing for ten years is going to be way better than someone who has done the same thing for only two, all other things being equal. Really, experience makes such a big difference that even without other things being equal, the person with a decade of experience is usually better.

Hell, this is one of those things that the unions and management agree on. All other things being equal, a more experienced worker is going to be more effective and productive.

Gaps matter too. I mean, I agree that they aren't as big of a deal as most employers make them out to be, but all other things being equal, the kid who has been doing the job for the last five years is going to be better than the kid who did the job for five years, then took five years off to catch up on netflix.