Started on January 1st Finland will be giving 2000 of their unemployed a free income of 560 Euros per month. This program will last for 2 years as an experiment to measure the effects universal income will have on employment and to review their social security system.
Articles:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/finland-has-new-social-experiment-giving-people-free-money-180961684/ http://basicincome.org/news/2016/10/finland-kelas-report-basic-income-experiments-released-english/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/03/finland-trials-basic-income-for-unemployed Some countries like Brazil and Uganda have also started similar experiments or programs to help poverty and see the effects.Articles: http://basicincome.org/news/2016/12/brazil-basic-income-startup-gives-lifetime-basic-incomes-villagers/ http://basicincome.org/news/2016/11/uganda-two-year-basic-income-pilot-set-to-launch-in-2017/ What is universal basic income (UBI) ? My simple understanding is that it is a periodic payment of cash or equivalent to an […]
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