Most writers are far left lunatics. They have no skills to compete in life so they lock themselves in their 400 sq/ft studio apartments and rant about capitalism and conservatives.
And then when that does not work and they are not able to get a job at Arby's in their area, they join ET- post media matters links first thing every morning- and then get paid for clicks and being professional trolls. Could happen.
These are the people who want Universal Basic Income. No talent bums who can pursue their "artistic" endeavors on the taxpayers back. Make 20K selling your shit opinions, and another 20K from Uncle Sugar and they eek out a living.
I believe that good authors deserve such a salary. If a text, article, review or report is written competently and interestingly, then a professional is entitled to demand a large reward for his material. There are specialist writers who are well versed in a particular topic. They can write really relevant material, the price does not always depend on the topic, the timing in this matter is also very important.