The idea of a universal basic income (UBI)— giving every citizen a cash payment to keep them out of poverty —was f airly fringe until recently , the sort of thing discussed just by obscure think-tanks and people in Alaska. But with fears over automation and the future of work widening, UBI is moving up the agenda , and small experiments with it are taking place around the world. And in the U.S., it turns out, more and more Americans are familiar with the concept, and almost half are willing to support it, according to a new survey .
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