Time to seriously reconsider the idea of ‘basic jobs’ | Opinion | China Daily

Time to seriously reconsider the idea of ‘basic jobs’ | Opinion | China Daily

by www.chinadailyhk.com via GoorufBot Not too long ago, there was a heated debate on the subject of “basic income”. Finland was the first country to experiment with “basic income”. From January 2017, a random sample of 2,000 unemployed people aged 25 to 58 were paid an unconditional monthly stipend of 560 euros (US$637). In order not to discourage job searches, the same stipend would continue even if a recipient found a job. After two years the experiment ended. To the disappointment of the proponents of the scheme, the government decided not to continue with funding further experimentation.
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