Above: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg casting for salmon in Alaska while exploring the state’s basic-income programs. Continuing his tour across all 50 U.S. states, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg found himself in Alaska this weekend, using the occasion to extol what is becoming not only a pet cause of his but an idea gaining support throughout Silicon Valley: universal basic income.
Under universal basic income, all citizens would receive a standard, regular payment to cover expenses for food, rent, and other necessities. While still far from broadly embraced, the concept has proponents across the political spectrum, including among libertarians — who […]
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