France should not drop basic income idea based on Finland experiment [Q+A]

Finland’s basic experiment showed no increase in employment, but increase in personal well-being The experiment by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland , which distributes unemployment benefits, gave €560 a month to 2,000 randomly selected unemployed people. The money was given, no questions asked.

The two-year trial came to an end last month, and a report on Friday showed that employment did not increase among the participants, but their general well-being seems to have gone up: recipients reported feeling less stressed, healthier and more confident in the future.

France has a basic income for the unemployed and those earning very low […]

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