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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The scheme literally measurably turned a profit for the state, effectively turned un/under-employment into a net asset for the country. And paying for those "unemployed miners" you're worried about. Y'know, in Ireland's vast mines.

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/press-releases/basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-produced-over-100-million-in-social-and-economic-benefits/

Ireland's massive tourism industry is strongly reliant on our culture and arts, which obviously took a massive hit during Covid. Keeping people performing in the arts during dry spells rather than seeking work (underground?) retains and develops those skills rather than having them be lost and our culture eroded by global media.

I'm sure you like Irish culture and dislike global media, right?