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Correct me if I'm wrong but the length of unemployment benefit allowed in the US is six months and the unemployment rate is 4.1%, the length of unemployment ben

Correct me if I'm wrong but the length of unemployment benefit allowed in the US is six months and the unemployment rate is 4.1%, the length of unemployment benefit in New Zealand is for life and the unemployment rate is 4.6%. So on the surface it appears as though giving free money to unemployed has no impact on unemployment rates.

manicdee 8y ago
The assumption by some people is that everyone else is as lazy as themselves, so getting UBI would mean living a subsistence lifestyle and avoiding work where possible.
- jMyles 8y ago
  Is that laziness? Or a prudent approach to achieving a desired type of freedom?