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burfordTjusticeburfordTjustice@tues=2Euk wrote:
Paris (AFP) - It is =
a utopian idea, literally, but is enjoying a renaissance as politicians and=
policy wonks grapple with technology-driven changes that could redefine ou=
r very understanding of work=2E
If robots and machine intelligence threat=
en to render many white-collar jobs obsolete, then what will people do for =
money?
Enter the concept of a "universal basic income", a flat sum paid t=
o all regardless of your existing wealth or ability to work=2E It is one of=
the rare ideas that has support from both the libertarian right -- which f=
avours tearing up the welfare state -- and the left wing=2E
In France, Be=
noit Hamon has emerged as the surprise Socialist candidate for April's pres=
idential election first round, on a radical programme that includes such an=
income -- to be funded in part by a new tax on industrial robots=2E
Nati=
onal or local governments in other countries such as Finland, the Netherlan=
ds, Canada, Scotland and Brazil are already evaluating how such a revenue m=
ight work in practice=2E
Finland is furthest down the road=2E On January =
1 it started a two-year trial to give 2,000 unemployed Finns a monthly unco=
nditional payment of 560 euros ($590)=2E
At the least, advocates argue, a=
basic income could replace the thicket of unemployment benefits currently =
on offer in many advanced economies=2E Those can, perversely, discourage pe=
ople from retraining in new fields or taking on lower paid work that societ=
y needs, such as care for the elderly=2E
- Less is More -
https://www=
=2Eyahoo=2Ecom/news/one-income-far-fetched-future-fact-041641247=2Ehtml

A =
few months ago the was an internet article about an African country that of=
fered a large segment of their population a years wages, something like $23=
=2E00, to be given every year, and they refused=2E I don't remember their r=
eason for refusing=2E

I think it was on Yahoo news where I read it=2E

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