As technology evolves, the idea of an Unconditional or Universal Basic Income (UBI) — a scheme in which every American would receive regular payments from the government to cover basic living costs — continues to gain momentum. In recent months, tech leaders who have come out in favor of UBI as an effective system in helping counteract any future automation-caused unemployment include billionaire Richard Branson, serial entrepreneur and SpaceX/Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk, Facebook’s (NASDAQ:FB) Mark Zuckerberg, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Y Combinator President Sam Altman. Now, another UBI proponent in the form of a study […]
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