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I've been reading about these kind of experiments for years now and they all do the same mistake: it's not basic income if it has a deadline.

Almost nobody will leave his job / stop looking for one / risk a complete career change if that income is not guaranteed for life.

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Plus there's always the risk that the government can take your income away from you for any reason.

It's almost like taking away a child's allowance...

Will that ever be the case? You can never be sure that some sort of revolution will come in the future. Or another political party will be voted in and change the situation.

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