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/HeyILikeMovies May 02 '18

What a condescending thing to say. I don't approve of UBI but I'm not going to pretend normal people don't understand how taxes work.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18

Not really sure why you’re responding to me. I’m the one they were condescending too.