Rising inequality and fears about technological unemployment — or at least robots driving wage stagnation — have helped revive talks about the merits of governments providing a universal basic income. (Full disclosure: I am curious but skeptical .) Many new experiments are underway to take a fresh look at the old idea. Finland has a pilot program, for instance. So does startup accelerator Y Combinator as many techies have been pondering how the rise of robots will effect workers. A crowded street in downtown New Delhi, India. Credit: Twenty20 But none of these small, limited experiments can match what […]
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