David Simon has come out in favor of universal basic income, due to the threat of automated labor. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images
David Simon, creator of the popular HBO series "The Wire," and most recently "The Deuce," has voiced his support for a system of wealth distribution known as universal basic income , in which every citizen receives a regular sum of money just for being alive.
"I think we’ve reached the point in terms of the death of work, and where we’re going in society and automation, that we should already be guaranteeing people a basic income," Simon recently told […]
Full Post at www.businessinsider.com