The title is misleading, because this experiment start in late 2016. Sure, they plan to run for 12 years, but right now it's more like a 14-month experiment. Ev

The title is misleading, because this experiment start in late 2016. Sure, they plan to run for 12 years, but right now it's more like a 14-month experiment. Even when the experiment is over, it will have been done on a very small sample. In the dozens, and some will surely drop out. Slightly misleading headline aside, I'm glad the experiment is being done, since international aid had a lot of problems. The promise of UBI is that you don't need huge bureaucratic infrastructure to help lots of people. Maybe all you need is a payment system. Direct cash can put more resources in the hands of the beneficiaries, and less in the hands of aid organizations that exist primarily to persist.[0] [0] https://www.npr.org/2015/06/03/411524156/in-search-of-the-red-cross-500-million-in-haiti-relief https://www.npr.org/2015/06/03/411524156/in-search-of-the-re...