It’s a stupid move. Anyone who seriously proposes it is either a marxist or insane, or both.
Giving people money for doing nothing is stupid. Those who do work will have most of their money confiscated by the government (”taxed”). There will be no incentive to work. Millions will move to that state for free money. Millions will come to the USA for that money, which is a fortune in their home hellhole.
The proponents will always claim that it costs the people nothing, and that they will actually save money. This is a lie.
Suppose you give everyone 10,000 a year free. Then prices will rise so that 10,000 buys what zero bought at the start. At that point, the non-workers will no longer posess any skill that will get them a job, and will demand $20,000. After a short time, 20,000 will buy what 10,000 bought, and so the recipients will demand $40,000. After a short time, ......... repeat until the Sun engulfs us in its expanding inferno.
About the experiment in Finland. It’s called “trial testing universal basic income”. A blatant contradiction in terms. This is not testing a UNIVERSAL income. It is given to 2,000 unemployed Finns. That is not UNIVERSAL, and anyone who says it is is stupid. You cannot test “universal” on 2,000 people. It is not universal. You are not testing the “universal basic income.” I have to say it over and over again, since the people who proposed it are too dense to understand what I’m saying.
The Swiss, practical people that they are, had a chance to implement a BASIC INCOME for their citizens in the middle of 2016. IT WAS REJECTED IN A REFERENDUM.
See here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/world/europe/switzerland-swiss-vote-basic-income.html
EXCERPT:
Swiss voters on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to guarantee an income to Switzerland’s residents, whether or not they are employed, an idea that has also been raised in other countries amid an intensifying debate over wealth disparities and dwindling employment opportunities.
About 77 percent of voters rejected a plan to give a basic monthly income of 2,500 Swiss francs, or about $2,560, to each adult, and 625 francs for each child under 18, regardless of employment status, to fight poverty and social inequality and guarantee a “dignified” life to everyone.
Switzerland was the first country to vote on such a universal basic income plan, but other countries and cities either have been considering the idea or have started trial programs.
Finland is set to introduce a pilot program for a random sample of about 10,000 adults who will each receive a monthly handout of 550 euros, about $625. The intent is to turn the two-year trial into a national plan if it proves successful.