The positive effects of a basic income

The positive effects of a basic income

"68% of the basic income group felt that basic income would make it easier to accept job offers" Analysis: preliminary findings from Finland’s experiment with basic income is largely encouraging for advocates of the scheme

In a previous piece for RTÉ Brainstorm, I discussed the idea of basic income. The piece included data from the European Social Survey which indicated that well over 50% of the Irish population were in favour of the introduction of a basic income here.

Done right, basic income has the potential to (i) lift people out of poverty, (ii) promote social cohesion and remove stigma, […]

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