The concept of a universal basic income — generally speaking, a government program that provides citizen with an unconditional livable wage — has been in discussion for centuries.
According to previous surveys, Americans haven’t been too keen on the idea, until now. On Monday, a survey released by Northeastern University and Gallup revealed that support for a basic income has surged in the United States within the last decade.
Out of the 3,000 U.S. adults surveyed, 48 percent support the idea. This sentiment seemed to be driven by the amount of job displacement artificial intelligence technology is predicted to cause. UBI […]
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