Ireland Plans to Make a $1,500 a Month Basic Income for Artists Permanent
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Ireland plans to make a $1,500 monthly basic income for artists permanent, sparking a positive reaction on HN, with users generally welcoming the initiative as a potential model for supporting creatives.
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gnabgib
3 months ago
Discussion (488 points, 5 days ago, 494 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45590900
metalman
3 months ago
this is going to energise Ireland like nobodys business, art, music, film, theater, just enough money to keep them from starving....easily that is, the rest will have come from hustle and muscle, working gigs, and diggin ditches, but still have a huge amount of time for art
go ireland!
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