Every adult should be given a weekly cash handout to curb public unrest over the threat to jobs posed by automation, according to a Right-wing think-tank.
The Adam Smith Institute backs the idea of a universal basic income – in which everyone gets a fixed payment from the State regardless of salary or employment.
It said the scheme would help secure public support for future technological upheaval when robots are predicted to take over many manual tasks.The idea has previously been identified with politicians on the Left, including Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, and has been piloted in countries such as […]
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