Keith Ellison: Not a socialist, but he likes universal basic income

Keith Ellison: Not a socialist, but he likes universal basic income

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The true, hard-core socialists in the Democratic Party have had one idea simmering on the back burner for quite a while now. It deals with the idea of universal basic income (UBI). This social safety net feature would guarantee that every citizen received some basic level of cash income each year whether they worked or not. This is often touted as a response to automation, as low-income positions are eliminated in favor of robots, apps or whatever the next bit of technical wizardry happens to be. A few European nations have dabbled in such policies, but […]

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