Getting paid for doing nothing?

How would you like to get paid for doing nothing? This could potentially be true in Switzerland as Swiss activists delivered a public referendum proposing to give the public around $10,000 a year for simply being Swiss. Everyone is entitled to the money no matter how rich, poor, hardworking, or lazy they are. The main object of course is to eliminate poverty but there are many problems with this proposal that I’ve noticed. The first and foremost is that a lot of people will simply take advantage of this referendum and consider themselves retired and never have to work again. In a country with a population of 8 million citizens, this will certainly slow the economy if there are not a lot of people working. With this another problem arises. There are many low paying jobs that are necessary for an economy to grow. Demanding jobs such as labourers and construction workers might be overlooked simply because one has the security of $10,000 and can afford the time to look for well paying jobs that are not physically and mentally demanding. Sure it would be great to see a cheque of $10,000 every year arrive at your house but it may not be so great for the economy.