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Which UBI trials do you know about? There's a list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income_pilots

But only six of the listed pilots mention the results.

1970s NIT pilots: no noticeable improvements.

Mincome: significant reduction in hospitalization. Slight decrease in work?

Tribal profit sharing: better homelife for children, parents on the booze less.

Madhya Pradesh: great success.

Netherlands: increased employment slightly, not health.

Finland: improved health slightly, not employment (employment was the goal).

So, I don't know. I suppose it helps, but mostly in Madhya Pradesh.



Everyone over 65 gets a state pension in NZ. And they hardly contribute to the tax take. I’d say that’s a partial UBI.




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