Could a basic income solve the biggest challenge of the digital economy? | Andrew White
by Andrew White from on (#11RT4)
With growing numbers of jobs threatened by automation, reviving old ideas of an unconditional income may be the best way to protect workers
At a time of global economic insecurity, an insightful commentator identified the existential threat that technology poses to work:
Related: Dutch city plans to pay citizens a 'basic income', and Greens say it could work in the UK
Rather than lamenting what automation robs us of, why not use it to generate greater opportunities?
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