Tech can help uncover the basics of basic income

Tech can help uncover the basics of basic income

Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, France, May 24, 2018. SAN FRANCISCO – Silicon Valley has a role to play in uncovering the basics of basic income. Seed-capital guru Y Combinator is joining the ranks of those studying the pros and cons of giving people a guaranteed monthly stipend. This private-sector initiative is bigger, longer and less restrictive than the largely government-backed pilots that have come before.

Growing inequality and worries about workers losing their jobs to technology have made universal basic income a popular topic. Facebook Chief Executive […]

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