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Re:Did Finland’s basic income experiment work? [video] by uasm on Sunday February 03, 2019 @05:10AM (#19068749)
> "The idea would be to give people a leg to stand on so they can take risks, not hide in their confort zone..."

560€ per month, in Finland, is not enough take people out of their "comfort zone". Check out the rental prices in some of the larger cities: https://www.vuokraovi.com

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Re:Did Finland’s basic income experiment work? [video] by zeroname on Sunday February 03, 2019 @07:40AM (#19069290)
No, the comfort zone is staying with your low-paying job that couldn't even sustain you if it wasn't for that extra paycheck.

It's not really clear from the video, but neither of these people could possibly be living off of 560€ alone. The man even said that his financial situation didn't change significantly, so there has to be some other source of income.

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Re:Did Finland’s basic income experiment work? [video] by londt8 on Sunday February 03, 2019 @05:46AM (#19068891)
The participants received other benefits too, the total was higher than 560 per month.
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