#Finland attracted international attention when they announced plans to run a pilot program to test the effectiveness of a basic income for citizens. The country is now scrapping the plan altogether, admitting it was a failure.
The program paid 2,000 random unemployed Finnish people a monthly check of €560 ($685). The payments will continue until the end of this year. A report by USA Today was used for all of the information provided in this article. Good intentions
The pilot plan called for paying citizens who could not find work, regardless of whether or not they were actively seeking employment […]
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