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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by Aurornis on Thursday July 17, 2025 @08:39PM (#44599947)
> and nobody becomes a drain on the system

That’s a generous interpretation of the results. This was a short term pilot and over one quarter of respondents stopped working, despite knowing it was a temporary program.

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Re:People kept working, became healthier while on basic inco... by luisfmh on Thursday July 17, 2025 @11:48PM (#44601016)
Did you read the article? Because it says that about half of the ones that stopped working stopped working because they were going back to school. That doesn't seem like a drain on the system...
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