We Already Have a Solution for the Robot Apocalypse. It’s 200 Years Old.
A brief history of universal basic income.DELPHINE D’AMORA
From the window of his university office in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, philosophy professor Philippe Van Parijs—considered by many to be Europe’s most prominent advocate for the idea that the state should provide a regular income to every citizen—can see the mailbox where he sent off invitations to the first “basic income” conference more than 30 years ago. “I’m quite amazed by the seed we threw on the ground now,” he says.After decades of obscurity, the idea is suddenly […]
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