All of Europe is consumed figuring out how to eliminate the domestic danger posed by the Islamic State and other terror groups, but Italy thinks it has a solution: paying 500,000 people not to be bad.
Come mid-September, 500,000 18-year-olds will receive vouchers that amount up to $500 in cultural activities, namely concerts, movies and museums, The Washington Post reports. The total cost is expected to amount to $300 million.
“It sends a clear message — a welcome for those who reach the age of 18 and a reminder of how crucial culture is, both for personal enrichment and for strengthening the social fabric of the country,” program manager Tommaso Nannicini said. – READ MORE
