labor and employment
Does universal basic income actually work?: The Story
The experiments that keep succeeding Finland tried it. 2,000 people, two years. Participants were happier, less stressed, slightly more likely to find work. Parliament did not extend the program. Stockton tried it. 125 residents, $500 a month.... If everyone got a basic income, would they flourish or check out?: The Story
The transmission A woman in Stockton, California, used her first $500 guaranteed income payment to fix her Honda Civic’s transmission. The car got her to a nursing assistant certification program she had been deferring for two years.... Will Starbucks Baristas nationwide quit en masse, and head to NYC?
Photo below – Hollywood’s take on what working at a NYC coffee shop is like. Pop quiz – what’s the starting wage for a Starbucks barista? $15. It that higher or lower than you guessed?...