People kept working, became healthier while on basic income: report

Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by jonathankoren on Thursday March 05, 2020 @08:00PM (#22500141)

So your gotcha is comparing the relative ranking of two countries in the top 10? A top 10 that has multiple European counties with robust safety nets in it?

I don’t think this data is saying what you think. There’s no evidence of disincentivization.

This reminds me of the people that complain that UBI causes people to work less, and when you dig into it, they stopped working overtime, or went back to school, retired, or started a family. You know, engage in behaviors that society says it values.

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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by refurb on Thursday March 05, 2020 @09:04PM (#22500418)

I'm arguing that providing a solid safety net doesn't seem to drive that much entrepreneurship.

Canada is a great example. People are very risk adverse, don't start many companies, but have a solid safety net they could rely on.

And Canada is #3 on that list and as a Canadian, I can say that entrepreneurship here is a fraction of what it is in the US.

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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by crooked-v on Thursday March 05, 2020 @08:47PM (#22500353)

Also, I would be really surprised if one couldn't make the US drop in those rankings by subtracting San Francisco and the bizarro-world VC tech economy that centers on it.

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