2016 turned out to be a banner a big year for the idea of giving people enough money so they’re no longer poor—otherwise known as a universal basic income (UBI). Around the world, more cities and countries are exploring UBI, including a big new effort in Finland , which launched recently. Millions of dollars of research are going into it in the U.S . The debate has shifted from ‘wow, what a crazy notion’ to ‘let’s see if the crazy thing can work.’"
Aside from Finland, the tech-incubator Y Combinator is also piloting basic income in Oakland, California . And […]
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