finland basic income trial The green party, for example, is planning to propose a further trial with 10,000 participants, with full scale basic income in place by 2023. The Finnish government has decided not to expand a limited trial in paying people a basic income, which has drawn much international interest. A landmark study conducted in Finland shows that giving free money to the unemployed doesn’t boost the jobs market as some had hoped but it does raise happiness levels. That concept asserts, in essence, that an “emancipatory” annual lump-sum payment sufficient to cover basic living costs is simpler […]
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