They should do an experiment. Randomly select 100 kids in high school and tell them that they'll get paid a min income for the rest of their life. . Find out where they are in 4 years versus a control group
On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Switzerland is considering giving every citizen $2,800 a month gratis, > with no strings attached. We have discussed this idea here from time to > time. See: > > > http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2013/10/19/swiss_government_giveaway_2_800_a_month_for_all_citizens.html > > QUOTE: > > "We are not proposing a minimum income — we are proposing an unconditional > income. A minimum wage reduces freedom — because it is an additional rule. > It tries to fix a system that has been outdated for a while. It is time to > partly disconnect human labor and income. We are living in a time where > machines do a lot of the manual labor — that is great — we should be > celebrating." > > - Jed > >
