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I feel like there is a specific issue with the methodology of this and various other basic income experiments: it was time-limited. If one goes into the experi
by FreakyT 6y ago
I feel like there is a specific issue with the methodology of this and various other basic income experiments: it was time-limited.
If one goes into the experiment knowing that the basic income will end after N years, I suspect that may significantly affect one's behavior. For example, this study found that people typically did not quit their jobs (for 4 years of basic income). Would that result replicate with indefinite basic income? I'd like to see a follow-up study to test that.
- godelski 6y agoWhile I agree with this, is there any long term experiment even in proposal? We'd really need at least 30 years to see how children develop through their dependent years (<25). I see "it was time-limited" often stated in response to UBI criticism (it is a legitimate complaint that these are time limited!) but I have yet to see a proposal that tries to remedy this. Is there one?