UBI wouldn’t mean people don’t have to work—it would just make it easier for them to do work they find rewarding. While “fully automated luxury communism” may still be far off in the future, the idea that government can make living more comfortable for its citizens is very much a fact today. At a Sept. 12 event called “ Will Your Universal Basic Income Check Soon Be in the Mail? ” Future Tense—a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University—convened a panel of writers and experts to discuss the feasibility of universal basic income and how it […]
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