[ETL]

"They report that their experiment showed that giving unemployed people a no-strings-attached guaranteed income instead of an unemployment allowance made them happier and less stressed—but it did not make them any more or less likely to get a job."

[Drango]

In before the DUHs.

[blueunicorn6]

No.

So giving people money makes them happy.

Hmmmmmmm.......

I’ll bet there’s a television show in there somewhere.

[Redcitizen]

I would have seen it as a good chance to stash some income. Get a job and get extra money.

[RoosterRedux]

Here’s the experiment: “Here’s a thousand bucks...no strings attached. Do you feels happy or sad?”

[Ken H]

Who would have ever guessed?

[DouglasKC]

So the lesson is that “free” money is better then money you have to work for. Kind of like winning the lottery every week.

[blueunicorn6]

The people in Finland are so Finnish.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

I’d be curious to see what they spent that money on.

[rktman]

So now that the ‘spearmint has ended, what do they do?

[dartuser]

Let me get this straight ... they gave free money to unemployed people, the same amount they got from unemployment, removed the requirement to go find a job ... and the conclusion of the study is they were happier but less likely to go find a job?

Nobel prize coming soon for these researchers ... this is cutting edge results.

[jmacusa]

And what was the opinion of the other poor suckers who had to pay for the bums lifestyle?

[cymbeline]

I remember being on unemployment for awhile. I liked it!