Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th‑century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
- Written by Will Glovinsky, Research Assistant Professor of Humanities, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The first basic income proposals were a reaction to the seizure of common fields by English landlords.George Stubbs/The Yorck Project, CC BYA story has been going around about artificial intelligence for the past decade: At some point, AI advances, robots and self-driving cars will throw countless people out of work.
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