Lots of comments and everyone is debating based on their intuition. Basic income is a fascinating idea, but it seems like advocates would love to see a huge pla

Lots of comments and everyone is debating based on their intuition. Basic income is a fascinating idea, but it seems like advocates would love to see a huge place like the USA commit and pile in, when a small trial run would be much more sensible. Finland would be a fantastic place to trial basic income. It's a rich sovereign nation with a population of under 6 million, a GDP of less than a quarter of a $trillion, and close cultural ties with lots of other rich countries. If basic income were the worst thing to ever happen and people were dying in the streets, friendly neighbours could bail the country out. And if all went well, it could be a nice template for larger countries to safely try. Ideally other countries where the idea has support should offer Finland a guarantee of support-if-needed in return for going first.