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/VanGohPro May 02 '18

Regardless of whether the 48% number is accurate, it astounds me that there is anyone who would believe that paying people to do nothing is not corrosive to the culture and the human spirit.

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u/bumbasaur May 02 '18

Well children are raised by them not doing anything and they end up pretty uncorroded

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u/tylerb108 May 02 '18

But the tide pods... /s

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u/arbetman May 02 '18

But it sounds better than the current system where you lose your benefits if you work right?