CHICAGO — As technology and automation reshape the economy, potentially forcing millions out of work, a once-radical idea is gaining traction: Universal Basic Income.
Backed by a majority of Chicago aldermen, progressive Ald. Amaya Pawar wants to bring a study of the idea to Chicago, and give 1,000 Chicagoans $500 dollars a month — no strings attached. If he succeeds, Chicago would be the largest U.S. city to try it out.
Pawar points to over two million people currently working in jobs tied to trucking, including supply chain and logistics, as workers that are vulnerable to the economy of the future. […]
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