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katakowsj  ·  3912 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Three trends that push us towards an unconditional basic income

Like any futurist viewpoint, there's little stock we can place in specifics. Based on changing roles of work in the past, there's little doubt that we can expect more change. What will that change look like? We don't get all get a basic income yet, but most U.S. citizens have some form of safety net at all times. That safety net isn't by any means equal. It's possible that the net will continue to develop toward a support that meets peoples needs. From my understanding of many U.S. social services, information sharing is a large issue. Medicare claims get backlogged, VA hospitals still use paper filing systems, etc... I sometimes wonder that once these systems get updated more folks will get what they need. Isn't that what this proposal is about? Getting people what they need. It's then up to them to go out and get what they want.