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universal basic income

The Silicon Valley response to any question about income inequality.

Universal Basic Income is an anti-poverty policy idea in which the state would guarantee a basic income for all citizens.

UBI has gained popularity in tech circles in the last few years, with efforts led by philanthropost and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.

UBI debates are adjacent to debates about data as labor. How can we rationalize giving people money by expanding the concept of what work is?

Some suspect that support for UBI is actually a political intervention to defund existing social welfare systems.

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universal basic income

The Silicon Valley response to any question about income inequality.

Response to any question about income inequality.

Question: Why should tech workers make 10x more than anyone in SF?

Answer: UBI.

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universal basic income

The Silicon Valley response to any question about income inequality.

An excuse for making it sound like you care about poor people without compromising your libertarian and right-wing values.

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universal basic income

The Silicon Valley response to any question about income inequality.

A policy platform supported by many Silicon Valley billionaires who pretend they understand the intricacies of US social policy.