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on Thursday June 02 2016, @08:52AM
from the What-would-YOU-do-with-a-basic-income? dept.
from the What-would-YOU-do-with-a-basic-income? dept.
The highly-anticipated experiment with basic income from Silicon Valley finance firm Y Combinator appears to be making good progress. The company has chosen Elizabeth Rhodes as the project's Research Director, opting for the little-known PHD graduate over applications from tenured professors working at Oxford and Harvard universities. Oakland, California is where the basic income research will happen: the community has been chosen for its close proximity to Y Combinator's head office, and the much-reported wealth divide in the locality.
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The Basic Income Experiment by Y Combinator Draws Nearer
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 03 2016, @06:04AM
We could use Sarah Palin's Alaska as a model.
USA.gov *could* consider all natural resources as the property of ALL USAians, held in trust.
Every resident of the USA gets a check periodically.
Yeah. Mind-boggling. I know.
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I can't believe I'm giving Sarah Palin props twice in one comment. [googleusercontent.com] (orig) [dissidentvoice.org]
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