Basic income might have some serious public health benefits. Finnish citizens participating in that nation’s universal basic-income (UBI) experiment reported feeling less stressed and more relaxed.
Some participants; including an unemployed man named Juha Jarvinen, told The Economist that they were feeling less stress, The Independent reported . Jarvinen said the €560 (£473 or $658.12) a month UBI payment gave him the freedom to take part time jobs and start a business.
Jarvinen had turned down a number of part time jobs because he was afraid of losing the welfare benefits his children depend on. The young father is also relieved […]
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