Finland's basic-income trial found people were happier, but not more likely to get jobs - Business Insider

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The final results are in: Finland's basic-income trial found people were happier, but weren't more likely to get jobs

Juha Jaervinen, a participant in Finland's basic income experiment, rides on a rented bike in April 2018..The final results of a basic-income study in Finland found people were happier but not likelier to get a job after given free money.The study drew criticism from some experts for its design.

"This was a big carrot, and we can see it didn't fully work," Kari Hamalainen, chief researcher at the VATT Institute for Economic Research, said on a livestream, according to the outlet.

 

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Extremely flawed test from the beginning. It isn't universal basic income if the income isn't universally given to all. By only giving it to one small subset of the population (unemployed) it doesn't work. The idea is to create a floor, not a ceiling like welfare does now.

To find jobs is not human task. To be happier is

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