Park Life 71 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) There are arguments for and against this. I think I'm for it. There have been small scale trials and there was a referendum in Switzerland where it was voted down. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/basic-income-funded-by-capital-income-by-yanis-varoufakis-2016-10?barrier=accessreg https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/19/basic-income-finland-low-wages-fewer-jobs Edited May 13, 2017 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr Gloom 21924 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I've seen the future: a tech utopia with universal basic income, robots replacing human jobs and waiting on us hand and foot. until they rebel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13869 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I can't wait until we go one further and upload our consciousness into the giant AI singularity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: I can't wait until we go one further and upload our consciousness into the giant AI singularity Facebook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I have newfound faith that Elon Musk is going to save us by melding man and machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 17 hours ago, adios said: I have newfound faith that Elon Musk is going to save us by melding man and machine. Keeps magiking up loads of fresh capital without actually making much money last time I looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I have to admit to being a bit of a fanboy; I think he's changing the future for the better. We'll all be cyborgs in our carbon-neutral houses/cars in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Interesting read. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/20/why-dont-we-have-universal-basic-income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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