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Crisis 2038: The dystopian novel is now available as an audiobook

The Many Places Basic Income Has Been Tried Out in Some Way

The Fall and Rise of the Basic Income Movement

How UBI Affects People’s Lives: A Compilation of Experiences from Basic Income Recipients

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The crazy, true story of Nixon and basic income

  • October 8, 2019

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Tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are talking up the idea of a universal basic income. But the American history of the basic income goes back decades and includes Richard Nixon and a bizarre, centuries-old British experiment.

  • CATEGORIES: THE BASICS OF UBI
  • TAGS: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Nixon, UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

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