The Californian city of Stockton’s proposed guaranteed basic income for its residents is the latest in a number of plans to address the looming job shortage brought on by automation.
Robots are taking our jobs. They have been for a very long time. However, with more recent advances in automation putting millions of people’s livelihoods at risk, policymakers and think tanks around the world are now starting to consider ways of averting a potential poverty crisis.
In Stockton , California, a 27-year-old mayor has proposed a plan by which every resident will receive a guaranteed income from the city. Michael Tubbs […]
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