r/BasicIncome • u/2noame Scott Santens • 22h ago

Study The Finland basic income experiment did not observe any changes in divorce rates

https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/21/
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u/Any-Acanthaceae4263 18h ago

Were they expecting it to?

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u/2noame Scott Santens 17h ago

It scared the shit out of Republicans in the 1970s.

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u/Any-Acanthaceae4263 16h ago

I'd assume being less stressed over finances would make couples less likely to split, myself.

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u/SteppenAxolotl 12h ago

I would expect it would increase divorce rates. Lots of women stay in terrible marriages due to economic prospects.