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> Try giving the money away with no strings attached in one city or state (far away from me please) and see what happens. My Alma Mater did that in the 70s. Th

• bokonist 12y ago
  "However, some have argued these drops may be artificially low because participants knew the guaranteed income was temporary." That negates the experiment. There is little incentive to quit your job or loaf when the free money is only temporary. It may also take years for the effects to be felt, as social norms break down gradually. Also, there is a big, big difference between doing this policy in a small town in Canada, where there can be social pressure to not free-load, and where you have a population with a strong cultural work ethnic, versus enacting this policy in a large, heterogeneous city.