"One recent study found that for every one robot introduced to the workforce, six related human jobs disappear. But those six humans still need to get by. " [0]

"One recent study found that for every one robot introduced to the workforce, six related human jobs disappear. But those six humans still need to get by. " [0] I am not sure I agree with the definitions and impact of robots in the study. "Automation" helping with efficiency is not the same as "robots competing for human jobs". "[...] which would roughly double the amount of money going into low-income families’ pockets. The main difference between Khanna’s plan and the Silicon Valley utopianists’ version of basic income is that for now recipients would still have to have a job to qualify. Think of it more as a basic income warm-up." A basic income (also called basic income guarantee, Citizen's Income, unconditional basic income, universal basic income, or universal demogrant) is a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a country regularly receive an unconditional sum of money, either from a government or some other public institution, in addition to any income received from elsewhere. [1] Welfare is the provision of a minimal level of well-being and social support for citizens without current means to support basic needs. In most developed countries, welfare is largely provided by the government from tax income, and to a lesser extent by charities, informal social groups, religious groups, and inter-governmental organizations. [2] It's a dog. Only, it's not. It's a fish. But it's a warm up for a dog, just give it a few billion years to evolve. /s The problem is, next time someone talks about UBI, i'll not be certain what they mean. When too many different idea is lumped into the same word because you're trying to milk the market that invested in some concept related to the word, you just muddy the water. Like "AI" or "blockchain". I like the idea of UBI[1] but I don't think it will be paid for by a government thats ~$15+ trillion in debt. Feels more like a publicity stunt but I am a pessimistic person in general so maybe I am wrong. ----------- [0] http://www.nber.org/papers/w23285 http://www.nber.org/papers/w23285 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare Edit: Typos