Finland pilots radical basic income scheme

Finland pilots radical basic income scheme

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Critics denounce it as unrealistic, political trick 2-yr income for jobless

Under the 2-year scheme, 2,000 unemployed Finns will get $597 per month Unemployed people often rely on benefits, creating burden on govt. Payments will continue even if they make additional money Helsinki, January 19 A group of unemployed Finns have just become the first Europeans to enjoy a guaranteed basic income; from January a monthly pay cheque has begun arriving from the state, regardless of whether they find work or sit at home on the couch. The basic income idea aims to prepare society for a […]

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