Author Whose Basic Income Ideas Inspired Hillary Clinton ‘Dumbstruck’

Author Whose Basic Income Ideas Inspired Hillary Clinton 'Dumbstruck'

In her new aptly-named book about what happened during the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton drops a major bomb about the campaign that almost was: At one point, she seriously considered a platform that included basic income for Americans.

This idea came to hear through reading With Liberty and Dividends for All: How to Save Our Middle Class When Jobs Don’t Pay Enough , a 2014 book by environmentalist and entrepreneur Peter Barnes.

Barnes considered what about his work and the increasingly popular idea resonated with the former Secretary of State.“I think this is something that will happen in millennials’ lifetimes,” he […]

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