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Move to Ireland, they just rolled out basic income for artists

esafak 8mo ago
Don't move for that; it's just $1,500/month. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/employment-support-schemes/basic-income-arts/ https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemploymen...
- its_magic 8mo ago
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  - iamsaitam 8mo ago
    Why?
    - its_magic 8mo ago
      Ask the guy who was robbed. Maybe he can give you a clue.
    - unethical_ban 8mo ago
      Not the person you're asking, but it strikes me as "taxation is theft".
s_dev 8mo ago
Ireland is a great country but I wouldn't move here for that specific reason. There are other great reasons that would be much more important or relevant. One reason to not move to Ireland is that housing is very expensive, there are plenty of other problems too.
WalterBright 8mo ago
How does that work? How does the government decide who is an artist and therefore worthy vs someone who just pretends to be one to get the free money?
- s_dev 8mo ago
  It's being discussed in another Hacker News submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46977175 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46977175
fergie 8mo ago
Could go either way- I think that ruthless free market forces are what keeps art good.
- the_cat_kittles 8mo ago
  yeah! without the threat of financial ruin we'd never get to have the brilliance of thomas kinkade and kenny g
mchaver 8mo ago
There is a program for Basic Income for artists in Ireland, but it obviously assumes you are a legal resident of Ireland. It is limited to 2,000 artists and there are more applicants than there are spots. Property rental is expensive in Ireland. If there are people seriously interested, these links should clarify the details of the program. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/employment-support-schemes/basic-income-arts/ https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemploymen... https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/campaigns/basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-scheme/ https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-a... https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-2026-2029-faq/ https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-a...

Don't move for that; it's just $1,500/month. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/employment-support-schemes/basic-income-arts/ https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemploymen...

its_magic 8mo ago
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- iamsaitam 8mo ago
  Why?
  - its_magic 8mo ago
    Ask the guy who was robbed. Maybe he can give you a clue.
  - unethical_ban 8mo ago
    Not the person you're asking, but it strikes me as "taxation is theft".

s_dev 8mo ago

Ireland is a great country but I wouldn't move here for that specific reason. There are other great reasons that would be much more important or relevant. One reason to not move to Ireland is that housing is very expensive, there are plenty of other problems too.

WalterBright 8mo ago

How does that work? How does the government decide who is an artist and therefore worthy vs someone who just pretends to be one to get the free money?

s_dev 8mo ago
It's being discussed in another Hacker News submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46977175 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46977175

fergie 8mo ago

Could go either way- I think that ruthless free market forces are what keeps art good.

the_cat_kittles 8mo ago
yeah! without the threat of financial ruin we'd never get to have the brilliance of thomas kinkade and kenny g

mchaver 8mo ago

There is a program for Basic Income for artists in Ireland, but it obviously assumes you are a legal resident of Ireland. It is limited to 2,000 artists and there are more applicants than there are spots. Property rental is expensive in Ireland. If there are people seriously interested, these links should clarify the details of the program. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemployment-and-redundancy/employment-support-schemes/basic-income-arts/ https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemploymen... https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/campaigns/basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-scheme/ https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-a... https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-2026-2029-faq/ https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-a...