Posted on 03/28/2018 6:17:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Those who support the idea of a universal basic income are “class clueless,” former Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview Wednesday.
Universal basic income, a program that would guarantee a minimum income for all Americans, has been gaining popularity as job displacement due to advances in technology continue. A recent Gallup poll found 48 percent of Americans support a universal basic income for workers who are replaced by artificial intelligence.
But Biden, who is rumored to be eyeing a presidential run in 2020, said he does not believe that’s the way “America is built.” Instead, it’s a concept created by Silicon Valley executives who are missing the point, he said on Crooked Media’s Pod Save America, which is hosted by former Obama staffers.
“Every time someone would lose a job, my dad would say, ‘You know, Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about dignity, it’s about respect.’ It’s about your place in the community. It’s about being able to look your kid in the eye and saying, ‘Honey, it’s going to be OK.’ That’s what it’s about. Dignity,” he said. “Getting an annual wage, you sit home and do nothing. You strip people of their dignity.” …
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Joe, based on the principles of supply and demand what would happen to wages if 12 million illegals were sent home?
Sanity check: Joe, what do you think of AR-15s?
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