The Finnish Basic Income Experiment

Finland has been in the international media’s limelight recently. No, I’m not referring to Juha Sipilä’s dictatorial attempts of conditioning the public broadcasting company . I’m talking about the Finnish government’s experiment of implementing an unconditional basic income, which has been praised by many as a welcomed solution to cut red tape, reduce poverty and boost employment . Sorry folks, but this highly anticipated measure won’t solve any of these problems, except perhaps simplifying bureaucracy a bit.

Less bureaucracy?

Before accusing me of being a killjoy, let me start on the bright side. Any measure that simplifies the social […]

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