Posted on 01/02/2017 10:56:17 AM PST by Olog-hai
Finland has become the first country in Europe to pay its unemployed citizens a basic monthly income, amounting to €560 ($587), in a unique social experiment which is hoped to cut government red tape, reduce poverty and boost employment.
Olli Kangas from the Finnish government agency KELA, which is responsible for the country’s social benefits, said Monday that the two-year trial with the 2,000 randomly-picked citizens who receive unemployment benefits kicked off Jan. 1.
Those chosen will receive €560 every month, with no reporting requirements on how they spend it. The amount will be deducted from any benefits they already receive.
The average private sector income in Finland is €3,500 per month, according to official data. …
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A pretty good deal for a jihadi with several wives and several “adult children”...
Paying layabouts to layabout always boosts employment.
'Splain to me how this works, Lucy.
A fool and his money are soon parted. And these people have struck me as nothing BUT fools, their latest proof setting up a system just begging for abuse.
Its the same dif...paying people not to work.
Since when does giving folks “free” stuff boost employment or quell poverty? They only need to look at us since we became a welfare state to figure it out....
Prevents “job lock” or suchlike. Remember Pelosi using that definitionless Newspeak term?
Why would an endless socialist gravy train “boost employment?”
“in a unique social experiment”
Whats unique about giving away money?
” which is hoped to cut government red tape, reduce poverty and boost employment.”
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
“A pretty good deal for a jihadi with several wives and several “adult children”...”
...but are all his “wives” adults?
Until they run out of those people who are working to pay this; wonder if they’d bothered to look at Venezuela yet?
the muslims are skilled in the reproductive arts.
And what could go wrong with that Liberal idea?
The unintended consequences are numerous to list.
But, hey, the idea looks wonderful — on paper.
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Is that all they’re going to get? Then they’ll have to live differently - and frugally - to get buy. They won’t starve, but they won’t live a life of luxury.
No; they’ll be getting this on top of other “benefits”.
Correction; this is for people on unemployment (the dole) and it’s apparently to be deducted from other “benefits” they get. I haven’t looked into what other “benefits” are on top of everything else.
Got it, jihadis? go to Finland and get money, free, plus you can chop a few heads off and nobody will kick you out.
. “Will this lead them to boldly experiment with different kinds of jobs?” People collecting welfare benefits, food stamps, section 8 housing or the equivalent in Finland
hardly seem the type to boldly experiment in looking for work.
Find me an unemployed Caucasian Finn that is not addicted to drugs or alcohol. May as well ask you to find me a Unicorn.
A Finn of ethnic origin outside of Scandinavia mooching for a living? That’s different...dime a dozen.
In Germany, these new immigrants have an employment rate of 3%, not unemployment rate, but an EMPLOYMENT rate of 3%...
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