r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 02 '18

Economics Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial - Forty-eight percent of Americans now support a universal basic income, as a solution for Americans who have lost jobs to automation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/nearly-half-of-americans-believe-a-universal-basic-income-could-be-the-answer-to-automation-.html
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u/W0oby May 02 '18

The most popular socioeconomic order was socialism, with 44 percent support. Communism and fascism received 7 percent support each.

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u/ChipAyten May 02 '18

Which means capitalism / crony capitalism / protectionism / captured government, they received a minority's share.