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Whereas several Dutch cities will introduce basic income next year and Switzerland is holding a referendum on the subject, there is strongest political and public support for the idea in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>A poll commissioned by the government agency planning the proposal, the Finnish Social Insurance Institution or KELA, showed that 69% support (link in Finnish) a basic income plan. Prime minister Juha Sipil\u00e4 is in favor of the idea and he\u2019s backed by most of the major political parties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/31518\/equalizing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31519\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Equalizing-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Equalizing?\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Equalizing-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Equalizing-440x300.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Equalizing.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is national basis income the answer? \u00a0FInland may become a laboratory test of the idea. 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