A brilliantly reported, global look at Universal Basic income--a stipend given to every citizen--and why it might be necessary in an age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology.
Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union.
But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time.
It sounds crazy.
Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return.
A brilliantly reported, global look at Universal Basic income--a stipend given to every citizen--and why it might be necessary in an age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology