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Re:Universal basic income to be tested in Wales by YetAnotherNick on Saturday May 15, 2021 @08:34AM (#27164637)
> for or against this pilot project before the results are known

> all with “positive” results.

Call this lack of self awareness. Do you have any study that looks into the long term effect of this scheme with data. AFAIK, there had been multiple programs of UBI going all the way to 1960s[1] and each time government cancelled it for some reason, so calling it one word positive if got cancelled is bit of overreach.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income_pilots

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Re:Universal basic income to be tested in Wales by janandonly on Saturday May 15, 2021 @08:48AM (#27164722)
Because a rational government would never cancel anything that is positive?

Well, by thayt standard this planet has zero rational governments.

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