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Study: Basic income would not reduce people's willingness to work:
A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioral experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with a basic income are more likely to find a job that suits them better.
The psychologists received a grant from the FNV union to research the behavioral effects of a basic income. They simulated the reward structure of different forms of social security in an experiment. "We got people to do a task on a computer," says De Kwaadsteniet. "In multiple rounds, which represented the months they had to work, they did a boring task in which they had to put points on a bar. The more of these they did, the more money they earned."
The psychologists researched three different conditions: no social security, a conditional benefits system and an unconditional basic income. De Kwaadsteniet: "In the condition without social security, the test participants didn't receive a basic sum. In the benefits condition they received a basic sum, which they lost as soon as they started working. In the basic income condition they received the same basic sum but didn't lose this when they started work."
The basic income did not cause a reduction in the participants' willingness to work and efforts, say the psychologists. Nor did their salary expectations increase. "In the discussion on a basic income, it's sometimes said that people will sit around doing nothing if you give them free money," says Poletiek, who saw no indications of such a behavioral effect.
What would you do if you were to receive a basic income?
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Thursday January 20 2022, @07:10PM (3 children)
I've been retired since 2014 when I became eligible for SS. Had I known how much cheaper things are when you're retired (e.g., gasoline bill is almost nonexistent) I would have retired as soon as I was eligible for the pension I thought I couldn't live on.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Thursday January 20 2022, @08:48PM
It's truly remarkable how expensive it is to work. Of course, that's driving the economy, so there are plenty of forces trying to keep that perpetual motion machine spinning.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday January 20 2022, @10:36PM (1 child)
I'm only a 3 minute drive from work, so really my biggest expense with the car is insurance and upkeep. My wife and i right now are packing money into the bank as much as we can and are looking at options, but we're worried about what da fug is going to happen in the near future...
...looks like possible war with Russia, possible war with China, inflation, my libido is dropping......damn..... XD
I want to make sure we have a buffer, but at least i know i can always work part time if i need to (pretty sure work would keep me on part time no prob)
Biggest unknown is the unknown and unknowable.
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(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Saturday January 22 2022, @12:43AM
Russia's bluffing. I hope the NATO leaders know how to play poker.
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