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- neat@lemmy.world
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- neat@lemmy.world
For the past three years, Ireland has invested in 2,000 artists, paying them around $1,500 per month in basic income. Some may argue that it would be a waste of taxpayer money. However, after the three-year trial ended, the endeavor was a net positive for the Irish economy, so the government made the program permanent.
interesting, i do think the soviets were building in specifically less dense areas so probably not as comparable.
Karl-Marx-Hof was finished in 1930 with 1325 apartments. The construction costs were 28.6 million schillings which is 127 million € adjusted to inflation. ~95k€ per unit.