"Teenagers also put off getting part-time jobs to focus on school, leading to a noticeable decline in high school...

"Teenagers also put off getting part-time jobs to focus on school, leading to a noticeable decline in high school dropout rates in Dauphin, and to double-digit increases in high school completion among participating families in New Jersey, Seattle, and Denver."

"And historically, many of mankind’s most groundbreaking achievements have come from people with the luxury of plentiful leisure time. As economist Forget notes in an interview with Freakonomics: “If you look at the 18th and at the 19th century, some of the great scientific breakthroughs and some of the great cultural breakthroughs were made by people who did not work.”"

Originally shared by Bjarne Panduro Tveskov

Borgerløn, måske.

http://qz.com/765902/ubi-wouldnt-mean-everyone-quits-working/

Universal basic income wouldn?t make people lazy?it would change the nature of work

Some of mankind's greatest achievements have come from people with the luxury of plenty of leisure time.