Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg , during his Harvard commencement address on Thursday, called for universal basic income for citizens who can have the “cushion” to take risks like starting a business or learning a skill, without being pressured to keep a steady job that may not advance them outside their economic class.
“Now it’s time for our generation to define a new social contract,” Zuckerberg said. “We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure that everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.”
Universal basic income is a controversial idea that’s benen derided as sort of a fancy […]
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