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> people don't just stop working Did the participants receive enough money to maintain their current standard of living? Was the UBI granted for life or just f
by zuzun 6y ago
> people don't just stop working
Did the participants receive enough money to maintain their current standard of living? Was the UBI granted for life or just for a few years? If it was granted for life, did the participants fear that the program might be ended prematurely? Did they keep working to be a role model for their children, who might never receive UBI? Did the participants even have a job to begin with? A study can give only unemployed people UBI and if the participants don't seek employment, the unemployment rate doesn't change, and your conclusion drawn from this fact is all wrong.
- Izkata 6y agoI've only heard of one of them in passing, and the part I remember is that it was known from the start to be a limited-duration experiment. So yeah, not a good example. If anything, I see this as the good example of "trust the science" used as a thought-terminating cliche - a way to shut down questioning without having to provide answers.