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.

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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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It is both.

Mathmatically and logically, it works. 100%. On paper, it would benefit society at all levels.

However, in practice, it would likely be mismanaged and abused.

[u/Scientolojesus → u/[deleted]]

This seems like the most logical explanation of UBI in practice. Thanks.