(John Hook) Yes. First up...

A radical experiment is getting underway this month, in Finland

Finland will give you -- well, 2,000 of its citizens

A guaranteed income that will keep flowing, whether or not they work

Participants were randomly selected

They're going to get $587 a month

The idea is that a universal income offers people greater security

The Finnish Government thinks this will be cheaper than paying out welfare

They also think it will push people, actually, to look for jobs

Because they don't have to worry about losing unemployment benefits

(Marc Martinez) Well... (John Hook laughs)

(Marc Martinez) I mean, who wouldn't want some free money?

(John Hook) Yeah (Marc Martinez) But, uh...

(John Hook) Well, how does the government keep doing that and cutting checks

If people are just kind of on the dole, when they're not...

(Marc Martinez) 'Cause on the flip side to what they're saying, if you're getting money for not doing anything

What's the incentive to actually go do something?

(John Hook) That was my question exactly

Well, we're gonna see how this works out in Finland