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Abstract This study provides causal evidence that cash transfer programs have the potential to alleviate the income-health trap in advanced countries. We analyze the Finnish basic income experiment, which replaced the minimum unemployment benefits with a guaranteed income for 2,000 randomly selected unemployed persons during the years 2017-2018. The guaranteed income removed all job-search requirements, but participants could still choose to claim unemployment benefits and comply with related obligations. The experiment also increased average income by 9%-11%, for two reasons: basic income payments overlapped with benefits due from the pre-experiment period, and basic income was not tapered against labor earnings. Using register data on all prescription medications and secondary care visits, we find that the experiment reduced psychotropic drug use by 8%-11%. Our results also suggest a decline in outpatient mental health visits for secondary care. No effects were detected for other health outcomes. Since most participants opted out of the unconditionality aspect of the experiment and continued to claim unemployment benefits, we attribute the observed health effects primarily to the increased income.

A NEW study of the Finland basic income experiment just dropped. Turns out psychotropic drug use decreased by 8 %–11 %, and incomes increased on average by 9% to 11% due to people not losing the income when they accepted a job, unlike traditional unemployment.

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Holy shit.

“I confess that I’ve been inadequate. That the Democrats have been responsible for allowing the rise of this demagogue.”

Gives an impassioned apology and points to this as a moment of personal vow to action.

Btw, that means in the last 24 hours we've had:

-Cory Booker going for a record in holding the floor
-Ruben Gallego putting a hold on VA nominees over cuts to veterans care
-Adam Schiff putting a hold on Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney over... a lot

That's a genuinely good start.

Same exact thing.

the thing with feathers perching in MY soul is Velociraptor mongoliensis

The fight continues. As it always has. A better world remains possible.

happy monday also trans rights are human rights -R

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

We’re building @skylight.social on #atproto to be a TikTok alternative

We've already lost, whether it be because the app goes dark for good or because it eventually divests from Bytedance. What a bitter taste.

If you're not the target, when you see ICE coming, you yell "LA MIGRA."

Si estás en peligro, conoce tus derechos y mantén la boca CERRADA. Mexicanos: los teléfonos de emergencia de su consulado están aquí:

www.gob.mx/sre/acciones...

#iceraids #lamigra #vecinossonfamilia #todosunidos

Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE
Do not open the door for ICE

"I am but a slave to the whims of my muse" is meant to be a fun and whimsical bit of hyperbolic metaphor, not this "the bell doesn't dismiss you, *I* dismiss you" bullshit wherein I am trapped with my pants around my ankles until my characters have had their say.

I don't know what it is that makes characters think "ah yes the dead of night when you're on the toilet, perfect time to drop several hundred words of material that you will lose if you don't write it down RIGHT NOW", but I need them to stop.

This is feeling very “our dear leader”
So much so that I can’t feel too happy about this. Like, okay, it’s back, but at what cost?

When you look at it from this angle, this is an all time bad own-goal for the Dems. They were played so well by Bibi they played themselves.

I hope the fact that the US has been an oligarchy for a while is obvious enough for people now.

Not sure anyone has the bandwidth to care. But DACA was deemed illegal by the appeals court on Friday. This means a longer legal battle. I’m scared about what’s to come. With everything happening most people are not paying attention to DACA/the ICE raids.

What we SHOULD be doing is to continue to post here and to keep an eye on @skylight.social because it’s literally being developed as a TikTok replacement on the same protocol as BlueSky. Which keeps it out of the hands and control of the oligarchs.

Saw someone on Tumblr describe it as "playing with people's incomes as a political stunt" and frankly I think they're right

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

Trump's border czar says immigration raids will begin next week, including in Chicago Prospects of a raid in Chicago come just a few weeks after Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited the city and threatened to prosecute the mayor if he did not cooperate.

Prospects of a raid in Chicago come just a few weeks after Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited the city and threatened to prosecute the mayor if he did not cooperate.

people make fun of trump supporters for voting him in office and being upset when he tries to implement the policies he said he would implement but that’s also what our bipartisan congress did with the tiktok ban so perhaps this is just a bad system

TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

Update: Early Sunday, Trump said he plans to issue an executive order on Monday to pause the ban for 90 days to give TikTok time to distance itself from ByteDance.

Update I got my tiktok registered as GB so I have my accounts back, but also it's getting unbanned anyway????? This is stupid.

Cleaning up after the LA wildfires is dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

I’m sad.