The world is changing. Human cashiers at grocery stores are being replaced by machines that let customers check their items out themselves. Long haul truckers and taxi cab drivers will soon be replaced by autonomous vehicles. Technology is putting people out of work, as are the forces of globalization. When there’s no need for unskilled workers, how is everyone going to make a living?
Finland is trying out one possible solution to this problem: universal basic income (UBI). Starting this month and continuing for the next two years, 2,000 unemployed Finns will receive 560 euros ($597 USD) a month, and […]
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