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"A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working
full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income
payments.
Universal basic income, also known as guaranteed income, is the idea of giving
money to everyone regardless of how much they already earn – to give them the
freedom to move between jobs, train for new positions, provide care, or engage
in creative pursuits.
Proponents have included the likes of Elon Musk, who said in 2018 that
“universal income will be necessary over time if AI takes over most human
jobs.” US Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang ran on a platform in
2020 to give Americans $1,000 a month, calling the idea a “game changer.”
Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the Berlin-based non-profit that ran the
German study, followed 122 people for three years. From June 2021 to May 2024,
this group received an unconditional sum of €1,200 ($1,365) per month.
The study focused on people aged between 21 and 40 who lived alone and already
earned between 1,100 euros (around $1,250) and 2,600 euros ($2,950) a month.
They were free to use the extra money from the study on anything they wanted.
Over the course of three years, the only condition was that they had to fill
out a questionnaire every six months that asked about different areas of their
lives, including their financial situation, work patterns, mental well-being
and social engagement."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
