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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by sunshinerag on Thursday March 05, 2020 @02:52PM (#22497428)
Exactly people would behave differently if they knew it was permanent vs temporary.
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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by felipemnoa on Thursday March 05, 2020 @04:36PM (#22498597)
So, look at the people that win $1k a week for life and see how that turns out.

https://nylottery.ny.gov/scratch-off/two-dollar/win-life

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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by rapind on Thursday March 05, 2020 @10:57PM (#22500875)
I think you'd then be skewing towards a sample that spends a lot of money on lottery tickets (certainly not something I do but maybe I'm the minority), and your sample size would be pretty small, and you wouldn't see how it affects a community.
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