alt Hacker NewsIt seems there are 2000 positions and 8000 applicants. The program cost $74M, but more than paid for itself:
> It also recouped more than the trial's net cost of 72 million euros ($86 million) through increases in arts-related expenditure, productivity gains and reduced reliance on other social welfare payments, according to a government-commissioned cost-benefit analysis.
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ua709 • today at 5:13 AM
It’s also not permanent. It’s for three years and then once off one can’t apply to the program for another three years.
Reminds me of the WPA
They were wise to limit it, otherwise Ireland would see an unprecidented rise in the number of artists in its population.