Unconditional basic income
mercredi 1 novembre 2017 à 01:00An unconditional basic income, being tried in a part of Finland, has enabled some people who were previously dependent on welfare to start businesses.
Successful entrepreneurs love to emphasize that they took a risk — when it comes to arguing that we should not tax them much.
Then they argue that everyone should be more entrepreneurial, ignoring the point that you shouldn't gamble what you can't afford to lose, and most people can't afford to lose a dollar.
The basic income gives poor people some money that they can afford to lose, so they can rationally take a risk.
The basic income does not justify Finland's cuts in education and welfare.