The Australian government forces you to do unpaid work if you spend more than 12 months on the dole[0]. They've trialled drug testing. Turning up to Centrelink

The Australian government forces you to do unpaid work if you spend more than 12 months on the dole[0]. They've trialled drug testing. Turning up to Centrelink is more degrading than going to the DMV in the US. It's not intended nor commonly used as a UBI, with the exception of youth allowance and austudy for uni students. Once you're at the threshold for the dole your effective marginal tax rate climbs well over 50% because it's not a real UBI, disincentivising recipients from working more hours. Australia is also incredibly rich in mineral wealth and has profited immensely from digging up ore and selling it to China during their construction boom. These profits haven't been enough to stop it slipping out of the top ten of the happiness index, and Melbourne lost its most liveable city spot to Vienna in 2019 because the embarrassingly high property prices prevent most people from buying a home. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_the_Dole#Basic_Work_for_the_Dole https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_the_Dole#Basic_Work...