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    AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE

    THE THREAT OF A ROBOT JOBOCALYPSE IS MAKING UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME SO HOT RIGHT NOW.
    by Delphine d’Amora Dec 01, 2017 3 minutes

    1797: Thomas Paine proposes taxing land-owners to provide a £10 annual stipend for people over 50 and a one-time £15 payment at 21 years of age.

    1848: Belgian Joseph Charlier writes the first fully fledged proposal for basic income. It is virtually unknown until two academics stumble upon it 150 years later.

    1918: After World War I, English Quakers call for a weekly “state bonus” for all citizens—a proposal ultimately rejected by the Labour Party.

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