There is a difference between being willing to work at the current pay, and tolerating exploitative conditions out of fear of destitution. Which is where UBI c

There is a difference between being willing to work at the current pay, and tolerating exploitative conditions out of fear of destitution. Which is where UBI comes in as the missing part of a liberal capitalist economy. Until you remove the stick of starvation and homelessness, labour markets cannot respond rationally.