12-04-2025 20:41 via yro.slashdot.org

Germany's 'Universal Basic Income' Experiment Proves It Doesn't Encourage Unmployment

People "are likely to continue working full-timeeven if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments," reports CNN, citing results from a recent experiment in Germany (discussed on Slashdot in 2020):Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the Berlin-based non-profit that ran the German study, followed 122 people for three years. From June 2021 to May 2024, this group received an unconditional sum of €1,200 ($1,365) per month. The study focused on people aged between 21 an
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