►Finland to test out basic income scheme
Finland's government will test an unconditional basic income amid a growing debate on the subject in Europe
Helsinki (AFP) - Switzerland may have voted against the controversial idea
of paying all its citizens a guaranteed income,
but Finland indicated Thursday it plans to try out a monthly basic payment of 560 euros ($600).
The government said it had chosen the figure for an unconditional basic income
in line with a manifesto pledge by centrist Prime Minister Juha Sipila, who took office 15 months ago.
Former businessman Sipila wants to see if the measure can boost employment and simplify the welfare benefits system,
and plans to test the idea on a 2,000-strong sample of randomly selected working-age residents.
"The primary goal of the basic income experiment is related to promoting employment,"
it also aimed to simplify the complicated benefits system in a sustainable way regarding public finances.
Amid a growing debate on the subject, Finland now wants to be the first European country to test the idea nationwide.
In June, voters in Switzerland decisively rejected a far more generous proposal
to pay a monthly 2,500 Swiss francs (2,300 euros/$2,500) to each adult and 625 francs for each child.
The idea has support on the political left and right
with the former wanting a guaranteed safety net
while some liberal voices feel that money for nothing
can dissuade some jobless people from seeking work.
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They're just being pussies.
'Trying it out' on a 'sample' of 2,000 people
won't 'really' tell them a thing.
I say go for it.
Let's get this party started!
(hey... it's only PAPER.. WTH??)
GO SPANKY!
RUN FORREST RUN!!!
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