Bill Gates says it’s too early for basic income, but over time ‘countries will be rich enough’

Bill Gates says it's too early for basic income, but over time 'countries will be rich enough'

Bill Gates (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)
Bill Gates isn’t opposed to giving people money for free — particularly as a means to lift them out of poverty — but he doesn’t think universal basic income (UBI) is ready for public use quite yet.

In a February 27 AMA on Reddit , the philanthropist and co-chair of the Gates Foundation responded with some hesitation to a question about UBI, a system of income distribution in which everyone receives a set amount of money regardless of job or income level.
Proponents of UBI claim the system could close gaps in equality , as everyone’s […]

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