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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi: Universal Basic Income is the Solution

  • April 20, 2020

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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on how universal basic income will protect Americans as automation shrinks the workforce, especially those living paycheck-to-paycheck and without healthcare from their employers.

  • CATEGORIES: THE SOCIAL DEBATE
  • TAGS: Andrew Yang, Coronavirus, UBI, Unemployment

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