Ireland paid artists a basic income and it was a boost for the economy. Here's what they earn.
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​The results were a win-win for the country and its creators. So now it's permanent.

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.

  • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 days ago

    USSR had something vaguely similar with things like The Union of Writers, granting stipends to writers. The result was that writers were thinking that they get too little and became more anticommunist.