Former Vice President Joe Biden took a swipe Monday at an increasingly trendy but controversial idea that calls for the government to provide citizens with a base level of income. The concept, called universal basic income , has a long history but is resurfacing lately as technology threatens to outmode workers in an ever-diversifying range of jobs.
"The theory is that automation will result in so many lost jobs that the only plausible answer is some type of guaranteed government check with no strings attached," Biden wrote in a blog post . "I believe there is a better way forward. […]
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