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Re:Experiment in paying villagers in India an unconditional ... by eli_gottlieb on Sunday May 05, 2013 @07:22AM (#5658091)
You're assuming that economic demand for that labor exists, in the form of private enterprises expanding or in the form of some Unspecified Really Really Rich Body, probably the government, just hiring loads of R&D staff and associated workers directly.

Most of the world currently doesn't have the political will, economic growth rates and public budgets to support that kind of practically-limitless demand for labor.

Re:Experiment in paying villagers in India an unconditional ... by philwelch on Sunday May 05, 2013 @02:38PM (#5659263)
But they can support paying people to sit on their ass for a living? The point is, investing in these things creates an economic return.