Finland trialled it.
The long and short of it was that people were happier, but no more likely to try and find productive work themselves.
I can’t say I am amazed that being given free money for nowt had that result tbh. www.technologyreview.com/f/612927/finlands-universal-basic-income-trial-made-people-happier-but-not-employed/ It sounds like a wonderful idea – I’ve had it filed in my head along with world peace, no more disease, a full stop and/or reversal of environmental destruction of the planet etc.But I can’t see how it could ever work, practically. And surely the biggest problem is that every time something is done to "even things out" […]
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