Stockton, California mayor Michael Tubbs Universal basic income, a regularly issued cash benefit for all adults, remains just a progressive concept on a national level in the United States. But that hasn’t stopped tech entrepreneurs like Richard Branson and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg from getting behind it, partly in response to the jobs likely to disappear as tech automation continues, the effects of which have already caused ripples inside Silicon Valley.
Much has changed on the West Coast, as a lack of affordable housing and the soaring costs of, well, everything have forced native Californians to make tough decisions […]
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