Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% Better Mental Health

Re:Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% B... by jdboyd on Thursday December 18, 2025 @05:56PM (#46319982)

I think this is interesting, but on its own isn't that compelling. A UBI program that doesn't result in improving employment and education long term sounds both unsustainable and like a moral hazard.

What I think this does underscore the importance of not trying to make the program ensure personal accountability. That means we must find a way to ensure program accountability, and measure long-term results, without burdening the recipients with additional mental health burdens.

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Re:Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% B... by AAAAaccountAAAA on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:08PM (#46356768)

I think it's the conventional unemployment benefit system that should show measurable benefits, not other way around. All the tracking, surveillance, reporting and interviewing costs money, and should not be done for the sake of it.

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