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tl;dr Finland is going to selecting 2,000 unemployed individuals, at random, and offering them cash without strings. Current unemployment schemes, they believe
by wjossey 10y ago
tl;dr
Finland is going to selecting 2,000 unemployed individuals, at random, and offering them cash without strings. Current unemployment schemes, they believe, hold back individuals from finding part time work / any work because the benefits outweigh the job opportunities. They hope that this new scheme promotes people to take work and have an adequate safety net to prevent homelessness and hunger.
- edblarney 10y agoWhy don't they just ease/remove the limitations on the current program?
- unfamiliar 10y agoBecause that would cost a shitload of money and might not work. Hence a trial run.
- edblarney 10y agoThey could simply do this (i.e. welfare without limits on working) on a small scale as a 'test' which would be considerably less expensive than BUI test on a limited scale.
- pvdebbe 10y agoI wonder why the participants couldn't be chosen from the whole working-age pool. Unless, the final system is not meant for working people at all, going against everything the universal welfare meant to solve. Doesn't surprise me one bit.
- scott_karana 10y agoIf it works well, I suspect they'll widen trials.