[gaiagraphia]

The numbers: >According to an external report from Alma Economics, for every €1 of public money invested in the pilot, society received €1.39 in return. An external report found that the pilot program cost €72 million ($84 million) but generated nearly €80 million ($91 million) in total benefits to the Irish economy.

I've always thought the best implementation of UBI would be in not being 'universal', but gatekept on condition of providing a societal benefit. The idea of just receiving 'free money' for doing literally nothing is alien to me.

I wonder how people qualified for the grants, and whether there was any pressure to 'prove worth' while receiving the cash.

[mytailorisrich]

I would be very, very skeptical of those numbers...

[johng]

As would I... and ultimately who decides who gets it. I see this being ripe for corruption as well. I mean, anyone can be an artist... so do you just use a lottery type system?