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If you didn't have to worry about paying the bills, you would have more freedom to spend a little more money or time on things that you are building. To me that crosses into the art category. There's plenty of architecture, furniture or cars that I call art just because those people had more funding and time.

I disagree with the specific argument, but agree with the principle.

I think this is more palatable to Republicans:

• require businesses to offer the cash value of any benefits a business offers if the employee refuses it
• remove any tax benefits employers get for offering benefits, as well as any group discounts
• make emergency care free - ambulances, ER, airlifts, etc
• pass a negative income tax in lieu of welfare programs and Social Security - get cash up to the poverty line for no income, and the benefits drop up to some multiple of the poverty line (NIT, similar impact as UBI)
• expand medicare for those traditional insurance won't cover for a reasonable amount (basically caps medical costs, while keeping the market competitive)

Basically, this preserves the private medical care system, strips any leverage companies have over you, and ensures everyone can afford it. Since unemployed people get cash, they can choose to try starting a business instead of being a wage slave if they can't get a good job. The benefits would be low enough it would encourage people to work, but high enough that you're not screwed if you can't find work.

The goal should be for everyone to afford medical care regardless of means, not to have the government in control of medical care. I think this option is more palatable to those who want less government, and it also shouldn't impact taxes too much.

Lack of healthcare is one of the biggest reasons I’ve never gone freelance for my programming work.

Seriously. Think of how many people would do something amazing if they could risk a gap in their employment without losing healthcare.

Not all art is drawing. Music is a big one. If you don't know how to play music you have electronic music.

If you still want something more plastic, there are forms of graphic art that do not rely on manual drawing abilities. You can do 3d renders for instance. But also several stiles that do not requiere much ability. You can even code a piece of art through a generative algorithm in something like p5.

There's also photography, and video.

Writing, from poetry to full novels.

Art is limitless.

Everybody has an inability to draw until they learn how.

I've never considered myself an artistic person, but many years ago I was laid off and had a few months of time to fill, and in a surprise to myself, I started making pixel art animations and absolutely loved it. It fulfilled some sort of latent creative need that I didn't realize was there until I had the time.

I think many of us would be surprised at what parts of our personalities come out when not suppressed by the daily grind.