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Could Universal Basic Income Catch On In The U.S.?

NPR
Published November 24, 2017 at 12:52 PM EST
In this photo illustration, $20 and $5 are displayed in San Anselmo, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
In this photo illustration, $20 and $5 are displayed in San Anselmo, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As fears about automation killing jobs increase, some in the tech world — and elsewhere — say the solution is universal basic income.

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Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Jason Bellini (@jasonbellini) of The Wall Street Journal about a current UBI experiment happening in Canada, and what we could learn from it.

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