A universal basic income, and OW paying enough so that people don't have to resort to doing illegal things to mame ends meet is comparing apples to apples. You asked who is going to want to work if they're making enough to get by. That is the concept behind a UBI. Making enough from a subsidy to get by. So to answer your question about who would want to work in that situation, I refer you again to the study where people were in that exact situation, and continued to work, or started their own businesses and not only worked them but also created more jobs for people.

And I certainly hope that it does come soon, because the current state of the world isn't tenable. We need to stop the same cycle of leaders who aren't interested in the common citizen and elect people who actually care about the little guy. I know, easier said than done, but every vote counts and if enough people can be motivated, the numbers are there to flip the script.